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Salt  Lake  City  Past  and  Present 


PIONEER  MONUMENT 

WITH  STATUE    OF  BRIGHAM    YOUNG 

Erected  in  honor  of  Utah's  Pioniers.      Unveiled  July  24,  1897 


SALT  LAKE  CITY 
PAST  and  PRESENT 


A  Narrative  of 

Its  History  and  Romance 

Its    People    and    Cultures 

Its  Industry  and  Commerce 

Its  Attractions  and  Grandeurs 

Its  Bright  and  Promising  Future 

with  Chapters  of  Utah's  General 

Resources  and  Progressiveness 

ILLUSTRATED 


E.  V.  FOHLIN 

Author  and  Publisher 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

UTAH 


Entered  according  to  act  of  Congress 
in  the  year  1908 

by 

E.  V.  FOHLTN 

in  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress, 
•at  Washington,  D.  C. 


Photographs  by  Engravings  by 

C.  W.  Carter  C.  R.  Savage  De  Bouzek-Huntze  Company 

Harry  Shipler  C.  E.  Johnson  Salt  Lake  Tribune's  En'g  Dept. 

Press  and  Bindery  of  Skelton  Pub.  Co.,  Salt  Lake  City 


PREFACE. 


It  is  a  duty  which  the  author  of  a  publication  owes  to  the 
public  in  presenting  the  product  of  his  work,  to  give,  at  the  com- 
mencement of  his  book,  a  concise  statement  of  the  contents  and 
object  of  the  publication,  so  the  reader  may,  under  the  caption 
of  a  Preface  or  Introductory,  know  what  may  be  expected  within 
the  following  pages.  The  author  of  this  little  publication  desires 
to  mention  that  he  is  quite  well  aware  of  the  fact  that  he  is  not 
first  in  the  field  by  any  means.  Utah  generally  and  Salt  Lake 
City  particularly  have  received  attention  from  all  kinds  of  ob- 
servers and  writers;  but  the  additional  fact  remains  that  all  has 
not  yet  been  said.  The  theme  is  a  growing  one,  and  the  founda- 
tion subject  is  so  great  and  important  that  no  one  volume  nor 
all  of  them  combined  have  placed  the  picture  in  all  its  variegated 
attractiveness  before  the  eyes  of  those  who  must  needs  see  from  a 
distance.  So  this  little  volume  does  not  pretend  to  "tell  it  all," 
or  shed  more  enlightenment  than  others  have  done,  but  expects  to 
be  a  useful  addition  to  those  which  have  preceded  it.  Accuracy 
has  been  the  chief  aim  in  dealing  with  circumstances,  and  impar- 
tiality the  unvarying  rule  as  to  all  matters  relating  to  the  different 
phases  of  society.  It  is  hoped  and  believed  that  the  reading  will 
be  found  free  from  prosiness  or  dullness,  being  as  it  is  entirely 
original  except  where  credited  to  other  sources,  and  that  details 
and  statistics  are  so  classified  and  arranged  as  to  be  convenient 
and  interesting;  while  the  views  and  portraits  so  lavishly  pre- 
sented will  be  found  so  new,  so  artistic  and  so  striking  as  to  be 
alone  worth  all  that  the  volume  costs  and  more.  It  will  surely 
do  to  keep  and  show. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  matter  herein  contained  acknowl- 
edgment is  cheerfully  made  of  the  assistance  rendered  by  S.  A. 
Kenner,  whose  experience  in  such  work  is  too  well  known  to  need 
commendation.  Favors  otherwise  received  from  different  sources 
are  also  not  forgotten,  and  especially  the  generous  patronage  and 
substantial  support  received  from  our  public-spirited  citizens  and 
business  men  in  general,  which  has  materially  aided  the  accom- 
plishment of  this  undertaking. 

Having  said  which,  my  work  is  confidently  submitted  to  the 
public. 

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Founding  and  Developments  of 
Salt  Lake  City, 

THE  METROPOLIS  OF  OUR  INTERMOUNTAIN   EMPIRE. 


T  is  not  the  object  of  this  li&jsk  to  preseft&a  his- 
tory of  this  city  or  statl  in  detail  '(which  in 
numerous  editions  has  already  been  published 
and  given  to  the  world),  but  to  present  to  those 
interested  a  brief  review  of  the  story  of  this 
community  to  whose  people  honor  and  credit 
must  be  given  for  the  toil,  energy  and  enter- 
prise displayed  in  changing  a  barren  and  un- 
broken wilderness  (believed  then  to  be  unfit  for  habitation  by 
civilized  man)  into  a  place  which  today  represents  in  rich  measure 
the  fruits  of  the  unceasing  labor  and  hardships  endured  by  the 
Pioneers  of  this  intermountain  state  and  the  works  of  those  of 
later  years. 

About  sixty  years  ago,  standing  on  the  edge  of  the  Mississip- 
pi river  (then  the  border  of  the  civilized  part  of  our  country), 
was  a  company  of  men,  women  and  children  bent  on  a  journey 
towards  the  western  part  of  the  continent.  Without  inducements, 
without  advice  or  encouragement  from  friend  or  foe  and  without 
knowledge  of  their  final  stopping  point  or  destination,  this  com- 
pany, numbering  about  one  thousand  families,  in  February,  1846, 
broke  camp  and  prepared  to  cross  the  Mississippi  river  and  to 
traverse  the  thousands  of  miles  of  barren  and  unsettled  prairie 
of  this  western  country.  They  were  scantily  provided  with  cloth- 
ing and  provisions  for  undertaking  such  an  unprecedented  jour- 
ney, which  must  result  in  untold  suffering  to  all  and  death  to 
some,  and  which  was  the  only  result  looked  for  by  a  disinterested 
world.  Within  the  bosoms  of  those  brave  and  honored  pilgrims, 
whose  journey  was  towards  the  setting  sun,  rested  no  discourage- 
ment, no  retreat.  Forced  to  seek  a  place  of  refuge,  like  the  pil- 
grims of  Plymouth  Rock,  they  showed  no  sign  of  weakness  in 
their  hopes,  reliance  and  trust,  these  being  as  firm  as  the  rocks 
created  and  set  in  place  by  that  Power  to  whom  only  they  looked 
for  succor  in  the  hour  of  distress  and  oppression. 

Under  the  leadership  of  Brigham  Young,  who  like  Moses 
of  old  led  his  faithful  followers  from  the  land  of  Egypt  into  the 
wilderness,  were  shown  the  qualities  to  which  the  people  looked 


REPRESENTATIVE  PIONEERS   OF  UTAH 

BRIGHAM    YOUNG    AND    BROTHERS 
Lorenzo,         Brigham,         Phineas,        Joseph, 
1804  1801  1799  1797 


John 
1795 


FIRST  HOUSE  BUILT  IN  SALT  LAKE 

A  modest  start  of  our  residence  quarter  in  1847.    Although  a  humble, — yet 
a  proud  home   in  the  Camp  of  Zion 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT. 

for  guidance,  counsel  and  advice.  No  pen  can  picture  the  real 
experiences  connected  with  the  migration  of  this  people,  who 
were  driven  from  the  civilized  parts  of  their  own  country  into  a 
land  where  only  the  foot-prints  of  the  red  man  and  the  beasts 
of  the  desert  could  be  found. 

Regarding  the  events  connected  with  the  immortal  episode  of 
their  journey  (which  would  in  itself  furnish  material  for  a  large 
volume  of  history  of  the  Mormons),  we  can  only,  for  lack  of  space 
in  this  book,  briefly  refer  to  them.  The  constant  exposure  to 
which  they  were  subjected  by  the  inclemency  of  the  weather, 
aside  from  the  danger  from  Indians  and  beasts  that  roamed  over 
the  prairies,  can  only  be  appreciated  by  those  who  have  made 
such  a  journey. 

Let  us  pass  over  their  travels,  which  have  taken  a  period  of 
seventeen  months,  and  meet  them  again  in  July,  1847,  when  they 
came  through  Emigration  canyon  and  had  their  first  view  of 
Salt  Lake  valley.  Their  leader,  from  his  sickbed,  overlooked  the 
valley  and  exclaimed  to  his  people,  ' '  This  is  the  place ! ' '  This,  to 
them  meant,  "This  is  our  home,  our  home  for  the  future."  They 
descended  from  the  foot-hills  of  the  mountains  into  the  valley, 
where  they  pitched  their  tents,  and  in  prayer  to  God  gave  thanks 
and  invoked  his  blessings.  Wherever  their  feet  went  or  their 
eyes  looked,  a  barren  and  unproductive  desert  met  their  view. 
It  was  regarding  this  country  that  the  offer  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars for  one  bushel  of  wheat  that  could  be  raised  here  was  made. 
This  offer  made  by  James  Bridger,  whom  Brigham  and  the 
Pioneer  company  met  a  short  distance  west  of  the  South  Pass,  not 
far  from  Fort  Bridger.  The  story  has  often  been  told,  but  is  true 
and  as  apt  for  purposes  of  illustration  now  as  at  any  other  time. 

The  Pioneers'  New  Home. 

In  order  to  show  the  reader  how  the  Pioneers  viewed  their 
situation  and  their  future  hope  regarding  the  Zion  they  had 
found,  the  following  extracts  from  the  journal  of  Apostle  Wil- 
ford  Woodruff  are  here  given : 

"July  24th — This  is  one  of  the  most  important  days  of  my 
life,  and  in  the  history  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
Day  Saints. 

"After  traveling  six  miles  through  a  deep  ravine  ending 
with  the  canyon,  we  came  in  full  view  of  the  valley  of  the  Great 
Salt  Lake ;  the  land  of  promise,  held  in  reserve  by  God,  as  a  rest- 
ing place  for  his  saints. 

"We  gazed  in  wonder  and  admiration  upon  the  vast  valley 
before  us,  with  the  waters  of  the  great  lake  glistening  in  the  sun, 
mountains  towering  to  the  skies,  and  streams  of  pure  water  run- 
ning through  the  beautiful  valley.  It  was  the  grandest  view  we 
had  ever  seen  till  this  moment.  Pleasant  thoughts  ran  through 


THE  HISTORICAL  WATER  WHEEL 

[-.•This  old  landmark  was  built  by  Brigham  in  the  early  '50s,  and  served  for  power  to 
his  grist  mill,  and  later  in  the  blacksmithing  works  for  the  Temple 


UNLOADING  GOODS  FROM  Ox  TRAIN  FOR  WALKER  BROTHERS,  1868 
Speed  of  these  early  days'  freight  from  Missouri  River  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
a  distance  of  about  1,100  miles,  was  6  to  7  months  both  ways 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PEESENT.  11 

our  minds  at  the  prospect  ,that,  not  many  years  hence,  the  house 
of  God  would  be  established  in  the  mountains  and  exalted  above 
the  hills;  while  the  valleys  would  be  converted  into  orchards,  vine- 
yards, and  fruitful  fielcls,  cities  erected  to  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  Standard  of  Zion  unfurled  for  the  gathering  of  the  na- 
tions. 

"President  Young  expressed  his  entire  satisfaction  at  the 
appearance  of  the  valley  as  a  resting  place  for  the  Saints,  and 
felt  amply  repaid  for  his  journey.  While  lying  upon  his  bed, 
in  my  carriage,  gazing  upon  the  scene  before  us,  many  things 
of  the  future,  concerning  the  valley,  were  shown  to  him  in  vis- 
ion." 

Progress  of  the  Colony. 

In  the  History  of  Salt  Lake  City  will  be  found  the  following 
interesting  sketch  regarding  the  progress  of  the  colony : 

"January  1st,  1848. — The  opening  of  the  year  found  us  and 
the  community  generally  in  good,  comfortable,  temporary  log  or 
adobe  cabins,  which  were  built  in  a  way  to  enclose  the  square? 
commenced  by  the  Pioneers,  and  a  portion  of  two  other  blocks  of 
the  city  plat. 

' '  We  had  to  struggle  against  great  difficulties  in  trying  to 
mature  a  first  crop.  We  had  not  only  the  difficulties  and  inexperi- 
ence incidental  to  an  unknown  and  untried  climate,  but  also 
swarms  of  insects  equal  to  the  locusts  of  Egypt,  and  also  a  ter- 
rible drought,  while  we  were  entirely  inexperienced  in  the  art 
of  irrigation ;  still  we  struggled  on,  trusting  in  God. ' ' 

In  1849  the  following  facts  are  given  in  the  First  General 
Epistle  sent  out  from  the  Mormon  Presidency : 

"On  our  arrival  in  this  valley,  we  found  the  brethren  had 
erected  four  forts,  composed  mostly  of  houses,  including  an  area 
of  about  forty-seven  acres,  and  numbering  about  5,000  sotds, 
including  our  camp.  The  brethren  had  succeeded  in  sowing  and 
planting  an  extensive  variety  of  seeds,  at  all  seasons,  from  Jan- 
uary to  July,  on  a  farm  about  twelve  miles  in  length,  and  from 
one  to  six  in  width,  including  the  city  plat.  Most  of  their  early 
<jrops  were  destroyed,  in  the  month  of  May,  by  crickets  and  frost, 
which  continued  occasionally  until  June ;  while  the  latter  harvest 
was  injure  by  drought  and  frost,  which  commenced  its  injuries 
about  the  10th  of  October  and  by  the  outbreaking  of  herds  of 
Battle.  The  brethren  were  not  sufficiently  numerous  to  fight  the 
crickets,  irrigate  the  crops,  and  fence  the  farm  of  their  exten- 
sive planting,  consequently  they  suffered  heavy  losses;  though 
the  experiment  of  last  year  is  sufficient  to  prove  that  valuable 
crops  may  be  raised  in  this  valley  by  an  attentive  and  judicious 
management. 

"The   winter   of   1847-48   was   very   mild,    grass   abundant, 


THE  HISTORICAL  COUNCIL  HOUSE 

Built  for  ecclesiastical  purposes  by  the  Mormon  Church,  1850. 
old  landmark,  together  with  several  other  buildings, 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1883 


This 


THE  OLD  SALT  LAKE  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE 

Occupied  by  the  county  officials  from  1856  to  1895,  when  the 
new  City  and  County  Building  was  erected  and  completed 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PKESENT.  13 

flocks  and  herds  thriving  thereon,  and  the  earth  tillable  most  of 
the  time  during  each. month;  but  the  winter  of  1848-49  has  been 
very  different,  more  like  a  severe  New  England  winter.  Exces- 
sive cold  commenced  on  the  1st  of  December,  and  continued  until 
the  latter  part  of  February.  Snow  storms  were  frequent,  and 
though  there  were  several  thaws,  the  earth  was  not  without 
snow  during  that  period,  varying  from  one  to  three  feet  in  depth, 
both  in  time  and  places.  The  coldest  day  of  the  past  winter  was 
the  5th  of  February,  the  mercury  falling  33  below  freezing  point, 
and  the  warmest  day  was  Sunday,  the  25th  of  February,  mercury 
rising  to  21  degrees  above  freezing  point,  Fahrenheit.  Violent  and 
contrary  winds  have  been  frequent.  The  snow  on  the  surrounding 
mountains  has  been  much  deeper,  which  has  made  the  wood  very 
difficult  of  access ;  while  the  cattle  have  become  so  poor,  through 
fasting  and  scanty  fare,  that  it  has  been  difficult  to  draw  the 
necessary  fuel,  and  many  have  had  to  suffer  more  or  less  from  the 
want  thereof.  The  winter  commenced  at  an  unusual  and  unex- 
pected moment,  and  found  many  of  the  brethren  without  houses 
or  fuel,  and  although  there  has  been  considerable  suffering,  there 
has  been  no  death  by  the  frost.  Three  attempts  have  been  made 
by  the  brethren  with  pack  animals  or  snow  shoes  to  visit  Fort 
Bridger,  since  the  snow  fell,  but  have  failed;  yet  it  is  expected 
that  Compton  will  be  able  to  take  the  mail  east  soon  after  April 
Conference. 

"In  the  former  part  of  February,  the  bishops  took  an  inven- 
tory of  the  breadstuff  in  the  valley,  when  it  was  reported  that 
there  was  little  more  than  three-fourths  of  a  pound  per  day 
for  each  soul,  until  the  5th  of  July;  and  considerable  was  known 
to  exist  which  was  not  reported.  As  a  natural  consequence  some 
were  nearly  destitute  while  others  had  abundance.  The  common 
price  of  corn  since  harvest  has  been  two  dollars;  some  have  sold 
for  three;  at  present  there  is  none  in  the  market  at  any  price1. 
Wheat  has  ranged  from  four  to  five  dollars,  and  potatoes  from  six 
to  twenty  dollars  per  bushel,  and  though  not  to  be  bought  at 
present,  it  is  expected  that  there  will  be  a  good  suppy  for  seed 
by  another  year. 

"Our  public  works  are  prosperous,  consisting  of  a  Council 
House,  45  feet  square,  two  stories,  builded  by  tithing;  also  a 
bridge  across  the  Western  Jordan,  at  an  expense  of  seven  hundred 
dollars,  and  six  or  seven  bridges  across  minor  streams,  to  be  paid 
by  a  one  per  cent  property  tax;  also,  a  bath-house  at  the  warm 
springs. 

"A  field  of  about  8,000  acres  has  been  surveyed  south  of 
and  bordering  on  the  city,  and  plotted  in  five  and  ten  acre  lots, 
and  a  church  farm  of  about  800  acres.  The  five  and  ten  acre  lots 
were  distributed  to  the  brethren,  by  casting  lots,  and  every  man 
is  to  help  build  a  pole,  ditch,  or  stone  fence  as  shall  be  most  con- 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  15 

venient  around  the  whole  field,  in  proportion  to  the  land  he  draws ; 
also,  a  canal  on  the  east  side,  for  the  purpose  of  irrigation.  There 
are  three  grist  mills,  and  five  or  six  saw  mills  in  operation,  and 
several  more  in  contemplation. 

"The  location  of  a  tannery  and  foundry  are  contemplated 
as  soon  as  the  snows  leave  the  mountains. 

"The  forts  are  rapidly  breaking  up,  by  the  removal  of  the 
houses  on  to  the  city  lots;  and  the  city  is  already  assuming  the) 
appearance  of  years,  for  any  ordinary  country;  such  is  the  in- 
dustry and  perseverance  of  the  Saints." 

Captain  Stansbury's  Description  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

In  1850  Captain  Stansbury,  of  the  United  States  army,  who 
visited  Utah  for  the  purpose  of  making  surveys  of  the  lakes, 
gives  at  that  date  an  interesting  description  of  Salt  Lake  City 
and  its  environs: 

"A  city  has  been  laid  out  upon  a  magnificent  scale,  being 
nearly  four  miles  in  length  and  three  in  breadth ;  the  streets  at 
right  angles  with  each  other,  eight  rods  or  one  hundred  and 
thirty-two  feet  wide,  with  side-walks  of  twenty  feet;  the  blocks 
forty  rods  square,  divided  into  eight  lots,  each  of  which  contains 
an  acre  and  a  quarter  of  ground.  By  an  ordinance  of  the  city, 
each  house  is  to  be  placed  twenty  feet  back  from  the  front  line 
of  the  lot,  the  intervening  space  being  designed  for  shrubbery 
and  trees.  The  site  for  the  city  is  most  beautiful;  it  lies  at 
the  western  base  of  the  Wasatch  mountains,  in  a  curve  formed  by 
the  projection  westward  from  the  main  range  of  a  lofty  spur 
which  forms  its  southern  boundary.  On  the  west  it  is  washed 
by  the  waters  of  the  Jordan,  while  to  the  southward  for  twenty- 
five  miles  extends  a  broad  level  plain,  watered  by  several  little 
streams,  which  flowing  down  from  the  eastern  hills,  form  the 
great  element  of  fertility  and  wealth  to  the  community.  Through 
the  city  itself  flows  an  unfailing  stream  of  pure,  sweet  water, 
which,  by  an  ingenious  mode  of  irrigation,  is  made  to  traverse 
each  side  of  every  street,  whence  it  is  led  into  every  graden  spot, 
spreading  life,  verdure  and  beauty  over  what  was  heretofore  a 
barren  waste.  On  the  east  and  north  the  mountain  descends 
to  the  plain  by  steps,  which  form  broad  and  elevated  terraces, 
commanding  an  extensive  view  of  the  whole  valley  of  the  Jordan, 
which  is  bounded  on  the  west  by  a  range  of  rugged  mountains, 
stretching  far  to  the  southward,  and  enclosing  within  their  em- 
brace the  lovely  little  Lake  of  Utah. 

"The  facilities  for  beautifying  this  admirable  site  are  mani- 
fold. The  irrigating  canals,  which  flow  before  every  door,  furn- 
ish abundance  of  water  for  the  nourishment  of  shade  trees,  and 
the  open  space  between  each  building,  and  the  pavement  (side- 


MAYORS  OF  SALT  LAKE  CITY,  1851-1886 

Jedediah  M.  Grant  Abraham  O.  Smoot 

Daniel  H.  Wells  (The  Old  City  Hall)  Feramorz  Little 

William  Jennings  James  Sharp 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  17 

walk)  before  it,  when  planted  with  shrubbery  and  adorned  with 
flowers,  will  make  this  one  of  the  most  lovely  spots  between  the 
Mississippi  and  the  Pacific. 

The  First  Rule  of  Government. 

"During  the  first  four  years  the  colony  grew  up  under  the 
peculiar  rule  of  the  Mormon  community.  There  was  the  'City 
of  the  Great  Salt  Lake'  in  name,  but  no  regular  incorporation 
until  after  the  setting  up  of  the  Territory  of  Utah,  under  the 
United  States  administration.  At  first  the  city  was  simply  a 
*  Stake,  of  Zion,'  with  no  secular  functions  in  the  common  sense, 
nor  a  secular  administration,  in  any  form,  until  the  election  for 
officers  of  the  provisional  Government  of  the  State  of  Deseret,. 
When  the  bishops  became  magistrates  of  their  several  wards. 

"Under  the  government  of  the  Bishops,  Utah  grew  up,  and, 
until  the  regular  incorporation  of  Great  Salt  Lake  City  in  1851, 
they  held  what  is  usually  considered  the  secular  administration 
over  the  people ;  Brigham  Young  was  their  director,  for  he 
formulated  and  constructed  everything  in  those  early  days.  Each 
of  these  nineteen  wards  developed,  during  the  first  period,  be- 
fore the  regular  incorporation  of  the  city,  like  so  many  munci- 
pal  corporations,  over  which  the  bishops  were  chief  magistrates 
or  mayors.  Under  their  temporal  administration  all  over  Utah, 
as  well  as  in  Salt  Lake,  cities  were  built,  lands  divided  off  to  the 
people,  roads  and  bridges  made,  water-ditches  cut,  the  land  irri- 
gated, and  society  governed.  In  fact,  under  them  all  the  revenue 
was  produced  and  the  work  done  of  founding  Great  Salt  Lake 
City." 

In  the  year  1851  the  city  of  Great  Salt  Lake  began  its  exist- 
ence as  a  municipality,  an  incorporation  ordinance  having  been 
passed  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Deseret,  which  re- 
ceived the  sanction  of  Brigham  Young,  who  soon  after  was  ap- 
pointed Governor  of  the  Territory  by  the  President  of  the  United 
States. 

The  following  officials  were  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the 
municipal  affairs  of  the  city,  until  superseded  by  the  first  election 
to  be  held  in  this  city: 

Mayor,  Jedediah  M.  Grant. 

Aldermen,  Nathaniel  H.  Pelt,  Wm.  Snow,  Jesse  P.  Harmon, 
Nathaniel  V.  Jones. 

Councilmen,  Vincent  Shurtliff,  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  Zera  Pulsi- 
pher, William  G.  Perkins,  Harrison  Burgess,  Jeter  Clinton,  John 
L.  Dunyon,  Samuel  W.  Richards. 

City  Recorder,  Robert  Campbell. 

City  Marshal,  Assessor  and  Collector,  Elam  Luddington. 

To  the  newly  organized  city  officials  who  met  in  the  State 


MAYORS  OF  SALT  LAKE  CITY,   1886-1907 

Francis  Armstrong  George  M.  Scott 

R.  N.  Baskin  Ezra  Thompson  James  Glendinning 

John  Clark  Richard  P.  Morris 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  19 

House  of  Great  Salt  Lake  City,  January  11,  1851,  the  Governor 
made  the  following  address : 

"You  now  have  been  sworn  to  fulfill  the  duties  of  your  of- 
fice ;  the  next  thing  will  be  to  file  your  bonds,  then  attend  to  such 
business  as  shall  be  for  the  welfare  of  the  city.  You  will  have  to 
regulate  markets;  keep  streets  clean;  remove  nuisances;  you 
will  want  a  city  police,  city  inspectors,  and  you  will  appoint  the 
different  officers  who  will  see  to  the  cleanliness  of  the  city.  The 
municipal  council  will  meet  in  every  month,  and  the  city  council 
as  often  as  necessary." 

Daniel  H.  Wells,  Attorney-General  of  the  state,  addressed 
the  council  and  said:  "I  am  very  glad  that  the  city -council  is 
now  organized.  I  hope  to  see  the  officers  proceed  in  seeing  that 
the  original  design  of  beautifying  the  city,  by  planting  trees  in 
the  streets  is  carried  out,  and  that  the  water  is  carried  into  its 
proper  channels  and  not  run  down  the  middle  of  the  streets." 

The  Governor  suggested  to  the  city  council  to  appoint  a  sup- 
ervisor of  streets  and  levy  a  tax  forthwith,  and  said  to  the  coun- 
cil: "You  will  attend  to  the  duties  of  your  office  in  this  time 
and  receive  your  pay  in  the  next  time;  but  as  aldermen  and 
magistrates  they  will  receive  their  fees ; "  he  wished  them  to  coun- 
sel the  Saints  not  to  go  to  law  one  with  another. 

The  Mayor,  Jedediah  M.  Grant,  said:  "I  am  on  hand  to  do 
what  good  I  can,  and  the  council  have  similar  feelings.  In  my 
opinion  it  should  be  the  pride  of  this  City  Council  to  De  men  of 
piety,  and  men  that  will  do  their  duty,  and  have  a  pride  in  it. 
We  shall  work  for  the  welfare  of  the  people,  as  we  have  the  li- 
cense to  do  all  the  good  we  can.  We  should  move  what  nuisances 
there  may  be  in  the  city.  We  should  be  constantly  awake  to  the 
interests  of  the  city,  have  as  little  law  as  possible,  and  attend 
to  peace  and  good  order,  and  as  we  know  what  is  right  have  the 
firmness  to  do  it." 

In  April,  1851,  the  first  municipal  election  for  the  city  was 
held  as  provided  by  the  charter,  and  the  following  officers  were 
returned : 

Mayor — Jedediah  M.  Grant.  Aldermen — Jesse  P.  Harmon, 
first  ward;  N.  V.  Jones,  second  ward;  Nathaniel  H.  Pelt,  third 
ward ;  William  Snow,  fourth  ward.  Councilors — Lewis  Robinson, 
Robert  Pierce,  Zera  Pulsipher,  Wm.  G.  Perkins,  Jeter  Clinton, 
Enoch  Reese,  Harrison  Burgess,  Samuel  W.  Richards,  Vincent 
Shurtliff. 

With  this  election  the  city  had  a  complete  municipal  organiza- 
tion by  its  charter,  which  became  in  full  power  with  the  Act 
of  Congress  granting  to  Utah  a  Territorial  Government,  on  Sept. 
9,  1850.  The  term  of  office  held  by  the  elected  officers  was  for 
two  years,  and  from  the  above  date  at  the  municipal  elections  the 
following  citizens  have  been  chosen  to  tJ^e  Mayoralty : 


Ogden  Bridge  at  Weber  River.     Arrival  of -the  first  locomotive 
which  entered  Salt  Lake  City,  1871 


Exhibits,  in  Salt  Late  City,  of  the  first  Bullion  produced  in  Utah, 
1871,  by  Woodhull  Brothers,  at  Gordon's  Big  Cottonwood 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  21 

Roster  of  Salt  Lake  City's  Mayors. 

(See  Photographs  on  pages  16  and  18.) 

JEDEDIAH  M.  GRANT 1851  to  1856 

ABRAHAM  0.  SMOOT   1857  to  1866 

DANIEL  H.  WELLS 1866  to  1876 

FERAMORZ  LITTLE 1876  to  1882 

WILLIAM  JENNINGS 1882  to  1884 

JAMES  SHARP 1884  to  1886 

FRANCIS  ARMSTRONG 1886  to  1890 

GEORGE  M.  SCOTT 1890  to  1892 

K.  N.  BASKIN 1892  to  1896 

JAMES  GLENDINNING 1896  to  1898 

JOHN  CLARK 1898  to  1900 

EZRA  THOMPSON 1900  to  1904 

EICHARD  P.  MORRIS 1904  to  1906 

EZRA  THOMPSON 1906  to  1908 

JOHN  S.  BRAN  SFORD(  See  photo,  p.  30.).  1908  to  - 

During  the  past  period  of  fifty-seven  years,  since  the  city 
received  its  charter,  its  administration  has  generally  been  marked 
with  a  conservative  policy  in  its  financial  and  general  affairs. 
With  this  the  city  has  maintained  a  healthy  and  steady  advance- 
ment in  all  departments  of  industry,  commerce  and  general  de- 
velopment. Notwithstanding  that  differences  of  opinion  in  the  com- 
munity have  existed  on  local  issues,  there  has  still  been  manifest- 
ed a  mutual  feeling  for  progress  and  a  general  interest  in  up- 
building and  promoting  the  good  of  the  city,  with  all  things  per- 
taining to  it.  The  growth  is  healthy  and  the  antagonism  is  de- 
clining. 

Era  of  Growth  and  Progress. 

The  era  of  growth  and  progressiveness  of  our  city  and  state 
took  a  more  rapid  and  gigantic  stride  with  the  advent  of  the 
railroads  which  brought  them  into  closer  touch  with  the  world  of 
industry  and  commerce. 

To  the  same  situation  may  also  be  attributed  the  opening  of 
our  mines,  which  gave  at  once  a  new  impetus  to  our  local  in- 
dustry. The  completion  of  the  Union  Pacific  road  gave  the  city 
an  opening  for  better  facilities  for  importations  and  exporta- 
tions  of  products  within  its  field  of  industry  and  commerce.  This 
with  the  operations  of  the  mines  brought  capital  here  and  put 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PBESENT.  23 

money  in  circulation,  which  agencies  gave  birth  to  the  great  ad- 
vancement now  possessed. 

Previous  to  that  era  Utah  was  but  as  a  colony  settled  by 
pilgrims  from  various  parts  of  our  country  and  other  nations, 
who  had  come  to  find  a  place  of  refuge  and  to  establish  a  gather- 
ing place  for  the  followers  of  their  faith.  Notwithstanding  they 
had  a  territorial  form  of  government,  the  main  industry  in  those 
early  days  was  their  attention  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil  and  their 
domestic  occupations.  Commerce  \vas  mainly  carried  on  by  trad- 
ing, while  merchandising  was  in  its  infancy  and  commodities 
existed  only  as  to  domestic  needs,  still,  the  people  of  the  state 
as  a  whole  felt  content  and  were  prosperous  in  their  fields  of 
occupation,  being  hardened  to  their  struggles  against  the  many 
odds  that  met  them. 

We  will  leave  the  history  of  the  Pioneers'  toils  and  labor, 
and  turn  to  the  continued  work  and  energy  displayed  by  the 
settlers  of  later  years  in  bringing  the  deseret  to  blossom,  by 
turning  the  dry  and  sunburned  fields  into  orchards  and  farms, 
while  in  the  valleys,  villages  and  cities  sprang  up  in  every  quarter 
of  the  state. 

With  this  synopsis  given  of  the  past,  the  reader  may  better 
imagine  the  grand  transformation  that  is  unfolded  to  the  eye 
today,  and  thus  grasp  with  better  comprehension  the  growth 
and  status  of  the  city  and  state.  While  attention  is  drawn  to 
Salt  Lake  City  as  the  capital  of  Utah,  it  should  also  be  understood 
that  the  hundreds  of  other  cities  and  towns  within  the  boundaries 
of  the  state  are  also  closely  following  the  lead  of  the  greater  mun- 
cipality  and  are  making  onward  strides  in  every  direction  of 
modern  advancement. 

In  starting  out  with  our  readers  to  look  over  the  situation,  we 
will  first  turn  their  attention  to  our  municipal  administration  and 
its  departments  and  follow  up  the  progress  of  industry  and  gen- 
eral developments  of  the  city ;  and  in  so  doing  the  author  is  only 
presenting  such  facts  and  figures  as  have  been  obtained  from 
authentic  sources  and  by  personal  inquiry  from  the  heads  or 
authority  in  possession  of  such  information  that  are  of  public 
interest  and  concern. 

City  and  County  Building. 

It  is  with  pride  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  City  point  to  the 
magnificent  structure  known  as  the  City  and  County  building, 
which  looms  up  as  a  central  figure.  This  imposing  edifice  is 
original  in  design.  Messrs.  Monheim,  Bird  and  Proudford  were 
the  architects  and  J.  H.  Bowman  the  contractor.  It  is  built 
of  grey  sandstone  cut  with  rough  surface.  The  stone  was  quar- 
ried in  a  canyon  of  Utah  county. 

After  an  expenditure  of  $25,000.00  for  excavating  and  foun- 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  25 

dation  for  the  building  on  the  corner  of  First  South  and  State 
streets,  various  objections  arose  as  to  the  smallness  of  the  lot 
and  unfavorable  location;  so  it  was  decided  to  erect  the  building 
on  its  present  site,  which  was  formerly  known  as  Washington 
square. 

Salt  Lake  County,  which  also  at  this  time  was  in  need  of  a 
place  of  better  and  larger  capacity  for  its  constantly  increasing 
business,  joined  with  the  city  in  an  agreement  for  erecting  the 
present  joint  building. 

The  ground  was  broken  on  October  12th,  1891,  and  the 
corner-stone  was  laid  on  the  25th  day  of  July,  1892,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  Mr.  W.  H.  Shilling,  the  Grand 
Master  of  this  order ;  R.  N.  Baskin,  Mayor  of  the  city,  and  Judge 
Jacob  B.  Blair,  presiding  head  of  the  county. 

Following  is  a  description  of  this  splendid  structure : 

Area  of  ground  occupied  by  the  foundation,  31,150  square 
feet;  height  of  main  walls,  72  feet;  length,  271  feet;  width,  150 
feet.  It  has  five  floors,  including  basement;  four  entrances;  495 
windows,  and  a  dome  reaching  260  feet  above  the  basement  floor. 
On  top  of  the  dome  stands  a  large  figure  representing  the 
statue  of  Columbia.  A  statue  is  also  placed  above  each  entrance. 
On  the  east  and  west  entrance  is  the  statue  of  Commerce ;  north, 
statue  of  Liberty,  and  above  the  south  entrance  is  the  statue  of 
Justice.  Inside  the  dome  is  the  clock  work,  which  is  a  masterly 
piece  of  mechanism,  costing  $1,800.  Around  this  dome  on  the 
outside  are  balconies  from  which  is  obtained  a  magnificent  view 
of  the  city  and  the  whole  valley  of  Salt  Lake ;  also  the  water  of 
the  Great  Salt  Lake,  a  distance  of  14  miles,  is  seen  from  the 
west  side.  The  interior  of  this  building  is  elegantly  finished,  its 
walls  being  lined  with  Utah  onyx,  and  the  large  lobbies  having 
tile  flooring..  In  the  basement  are  twenty-three  rooms  and  six 
vaults.  The  first  floor  has  twenty-one  rooms ;  the  second  floor 
twenty-four  rooms,  and  other  compartments;  third  floor,  twenty- 
one  rooms,  and  the  fourth  floor  twelve  rooms. 

The  north  half  of  the  building  is  occupied  by  the  city  officials 
and  various  city  departments.  The  south  half  of  the  building  is 
occupied  by  the  county  and  state  courts  and  executive  officers  of 
the  state.  The  building  is  provided  with  elevator  service  of  the 
best  modern  construction,  which  cost  $6,000,  also  fire-proof 
vaults  costing  $18,000. 

The  structure  was  completed  in  the  fall  of  1894  at  an  actual 
cost  of  $884,400  without  the  ground,  the  estimated  value  of  which 
at  that  time  was  $250,000.  The  ten  acres  of  ground  which  the 
building  stands  in  the  center  of  is  artistically  parked  with  orna- 
mental shade  trees,  shrubs,  hedges  and  flower  beds  of  various  de- 
signs. The  contract  for  this  parking  was  awarded  to  Martin 
Christofferson,  a  Norwegian  gardener,  who  performed  the  work  at 


PRESIDENT  AND  MEMBERS  OF  SALT  LAKE  CITY  COUNCIL,  1906-1908 

Thomas  Hobday  C.  J.  Crabtree  L.  D.  Martin 

President,  Arthur  J.  Davis 
J.  H.  Preece  A.  R.  Carter  E.  G.  O'Donnell 

(See  also  page  28 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  27 

a  cost  of  $20,000.  In  connection  with  the  building  on  its  east  side 
street  was  built  a  power  house  at  a  cost  of  $21,000,  which  furn- 
ishes the  heat  and  light  to  the  building  led  through  a  conduit  of 
masonry  six  hundred  feet  long. 

In  the  City  and  County  building  is  located  the  following 
city  officers,  or  municipal  departments :  Mayor,  recorder,  attorney, 
auditor,  treasurer,  city  council,  engineer,  superintendent  of  streets 
and  irrigation,  superintendent  of  water  works,  land  and  water 
commissioner,  board  of  park  commission,  superintendent  of  city 
parks,  building  inspector,  health  commissioner,  board  of  health, 
board  of  public  works,  food  inspector,  plumbing  inspector,  humane 
officer,  city  judge  (civil  division). 

The  City  Council. 

The  city  council  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  an  elective  body  of 
fifteen  members,  chosen  biennially  from  the  five  municipal  wards 
or  districts  of  the  city.  The  body  that  is  represented  by 
the  accompanying  illustration  to  this  article,  was  elected  on  the 
second  Tuesday  of  November,  1905,  and  took  their  seats  on  the 
first  day  of  January,  1906,  with  the  exception  of  those  who  hold 
over  on  the  four  years'  term,  as  each  election  of  members  of 
the  council  is  for  two  or  four  years'  terms.  After  the  installation 
of  the  council,  a  president  is  chosen,  who,  in  turn,  appoints  the 
membership  to  the  various  committees,  whose  duty  is  to  act  upon 
all  matters  referred  to  them,  which  may  come  before  the  council 
for  action,  previous  to  the  final  action  of  the  council.  No  action 
of  the  councilmen  is  final ;  it  must  receive  the  approval  and  signa- 
ture of  the  mayor,  to  become  an  enactment ;  he  also  holds  the  veto 
power  over  the  measures  passed  by  the  council,  and  the  veto  can 
only  be  overcome  except  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  council.  The 
interest  and  general  welfare  of  the  citizens,  the  community,  as 
well  as  the  general  administration  of  the  city,  are  in  a  great 
measure  in  the  hands  of  the  council,  hence,  this  function  of  that 
office  is  a  matter  of  vital  interest  to  the  people  of  the  city.  -"A 
public  office  is  a  public  trust,"  and  in  this  respect  the  city  legis- 
lators are  important  factors  in  the  administration  of  the  city's 
affairs. 

The  present  administration  has  been  one  of  marked  success 
in  regard  to  the  execution  of  our  municipal  laws,  betterment  in 
the  municipal  departments,  the  advancement  of  public  improve- 
ments and  the  general  upbuilding  of  the  city. 

The  growth  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  one  of  stability  and  health- 
ful assurance  of  its  future  greatness;  conservative  and  deliberate 
moves  mark  every  undertaking  of  interest  and  public  concern. 

On  August  6th,  1907,  the  following  resignation  by  Mayor 
Ezra  Thompson  was  presented  to  the  city  council,  which  after  de- 
liberation of  that  body  was  finally  accepted : 


MEMBERS  OF  SALT  LAKE  CITY  COUNCIL  1906-1908 


A.  F.  Barnes 
John  Holley 
W.  J.  Tuddenham 


F.  S.  Fern strom 

W.  M.  Ferry  Rulon  S.  Wells 

T.  R.  Black  M.   E.  Mulvey 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  29 

LETTER  OF  RESIGNATION. 

August  2,  1907. 
To  the  Honorable,  the  President  and  Members  of  the  City  Council: 

Gentlemen — I  hereby  tender  my  resignation  as  mayor  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  same  to  take  effect  August  12,  1907.  My  reasons 
for  so  doing  are : 

At  present,  and  for  the  past  few  months,  my  health  has  been 
very  much  impaired,  and  I  feel  that  in  justice  to  myself  and  for 
the  benefit  of  my  health  I  should  leave  the  city  for  a  time. 

I  do  not  desire  to  hamper  the  administration  by  holding  the 
office  of  mayor  and  not  being  in  the  city  to  give  the  same  the 
attention  that  it  requires. 

I  desire  at  this  time  to  express  my  sincere  appreciation  for 
the  many  courtesies  extended  me  by  your  honorable  body,  the 
heads  of  the  various  departments,  and  other  employes  of  the  city. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

(Signed)  EZRA  THOMPSON, 

Mayor. 

This  resignation  of  Mayor  Thompson,  who  had  served  the 
city  in  this  capacity  for  three  elective  terms,  gave  no  little  sur- 
prise to  our  citizens,  who  were  not  fully  aware  of  his  failing 
health,  hence,  much  speculation  arose  as  to  the  man  who  would 
succeed  to  the  important  office  which  had  been  so  ably  filled  by 
Mayor  Thompson.  The  duty  of  electing  a  new  mayor,  for  the 
unexpired  term  of  Mayor  Thompson,  rested  with  the  city  council, 
to  which  several  names  of  our  prominent  and  enterprising  cit- 
izens had  been  presented;  and  after  much  deliberation  as  to  the 
best  qualified  citizen,  the  name  of  John  S.  Bransford  was  finally 
accepted  and  he  was  unanimously  elected.  At  once  the  council, 
in  a  body,  repaired  to  the  residence  of  Mr.  Bransford  to  notify 
him  of  his  election,  where  he  qualified,  took  the  oath  of  office  and 
became  mayor  of  the  city  on  the  13th  day  of  August,  1907. 

Following  is  a  synopsis  of  Mr.  Bransford 's  career: 

John  S.  Bransford  was  born  in  Missouri,  August  26,  1856.  His 
father's  people  brought  him  across  the  plains  in  ox  teams  Avith 
them,  and  went  to  California.  When  he  was  20  years  old  he  en- 
tered the  merchandise  business  in  Plumas  county,  California.  In 
1886  he  was  elected  assessor  of  the  county  and  served  until  1890, 
when  he  was  elected  sheriff,  serving  three  terms.  He  ran  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  each  time.  In  1889  he  came  to  Salt  Lake  and 
invested  in  mining  stocks  and  real  estate.  In  1900  he  was  elected 
president  of  the  Salt  Lake  Stock  and  Mining  Exchange.  He  built 
the  Bransford  apartments,  bought  the  Amelia  palace  for  Mrs. 
Holmes,  and  at  one  time  owned  the  Eighteenth  ward  square.  He 
also  owned  other  residence  and  business  property. 

He  became  associated  with  David  Keith  and  Thomas  Kearns 


JOHN  S.  BRANSFORD,  Mayor 
Salt  Lake  City 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND  PRESENT.  31 

in  mining  ventures,  and  is  now  vice  president  of  the  Silver  King 
mine,  out  of  which  Mr.  Kearns  amassed  a  great  fortune.  He  is  a 
modest,  unassuming  man  and  numbers  among  his  friends  the  most 
prominent  men  of  Salt  Lake.  Nationally,  he  is  a  Democrat,  but 
has  affiliated  with  the  American  party,  which  made  him  mayor. 

John  S.  Bransford  Taking  Office  of  Mayor. 

Mr.  Bransford  accepted  his  election  with  the  following  sig- 
nificant statement  to  the  council : 

"This  is  an  honor  I  was  hardly  looking  for.  All  that  I  can 
say  is  that  I  accept  with  the  greatest  of  gratitude  to  you  all.  I 
will  endeavor  to  assume  the  duties  of  mayor  and  conduct  that 
office  in  the  best  possible  way  I  know  how.  I  believe  in  a  progress- 
ive administration.  I  believe  we  have  the  greatest  city  in  the 
intennountain  country.  A  good  foundation  for  a  good  city  has 
been  laid.  During  the  short  time  I  hold  this  office  I  will  give  it 
my  undivided  attention,  and  I  thank  you  a  thousand  times  for 
this  honor. ' ' 

City  Recorder  J.  B.  Moreton  handed  him  the  bond,  which  he 
signed,  and  then  administered  the  oath  of  office. 

Councilman  Fernstrom,  on  behalf  of  the  minority,  congrat- 
ulated the  new  mayor,  and  pledged  loyal  support.  Chairman  J.  E. 
Darmer,  of  the.American  party  committee,  congratulated  the  new 
mayor  and  pledged  him  the  co-operation  of  the  party.  Similar 
speeches  were  made  by  the  rest  of  the  city  councilmen  and  some 
of  the  heads  of  departments. 

"  It  is  a  pleasure  to  hear  of  these  pledges  of  support, ' '  said 
Mayor  Bransford  in  reply.  "I  will  say  that  I  am  not  familiar 
with  the  details  of  the  city  government,  and  will  have  to  depend 
upon  you  to  get  me  started  off  right.  This  city  needs  additional 
extensions  of  water,  sewers,  sidewalks  and  paved  streets,  and  in 
the  past  year  or  two  it  has  been  getting  them — a  continuation  will 
be  my  policy." 

The  election  of  Mr.  Bransford  met  with  general  approval  from 
our  citizens,  as  he  was  well  known  to  be  a  man  of  great  ability 
and  in  full  touch  with  our  up-to-date  progressiveness.  His  record 
is  an  assurance  that  much  good  will  be  accomplished  in  the  in- 
terest of  our  city  and  community  from  his  service. 

At  the  municipal  election  held  November  5th,  1907,  he  was 
again  elected  to  fill  the  important  office  of  mayor  of  Salt  Lake 
City  for  the  term  of  two  years. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 


33 


Police  Department. 

For  protection  to  life  and  property  and  the  maintenance  of 
peace  and  good  order  in  the  community,  the  police  department 
is  a  most  important  factor.  The  important  duty  and  individual 
risks  these  minute  men  have  to  render  in  their  services  to  the 
community  is  not  in  many  instances  given  a  full  measure  of  ap- 
preciation by  the  less  thoughtful  citizens  whom  they  serve. 
Nevertheless,  to  this  department  is  due  much  credit  for  all  -the 
restrictions  of  evil  and  maintenance  of  good  order  which  we 
enjoy. 

The  police  department  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  an  up-to-date  or- 
ganization in  every  respect.  The  present  police  force  consists 
of  sixty-nine  men,  including  twenty-six  officers. 

Strict  attention  has  been  given  by  the  department  to  the 
enforcement  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  those  regulating  the 
moral  and  material  interests  of  the  community,  and  in  the  per- 
formance of  this  duty  there  has  been  little  occasion  for  criticism. 

The  police  have  received  every  needful  attention  for  better- 
ment by  our  municipal  administration,  and  rules  and  regula- 


AN    INTERIOR    SECTION    OF    OUR    CITY    JAIL 

For  Keepsakes: — One  of  Our  Municipal     Safety    Boxes     and     Tempered 

Turn-Key. 


IMAGINATION: 

Had  a  Dandy  Time.  Feel  fine,  off  for  Home,  hie!     Police  and  Intoxicant 
Marching  the  Streets  to  City  Bastile,  as  Seen  in  By-Gone  Days  or  Nights. 


Appreciation: — Vagrant:  This  was  the  finest  ride  I  ever  had.  Thanks! 
One  of  Our  Up-to-Date  Patrol  Wagons  Used  for  Rapid  Transit  Service. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  PAST  AND   PRESENT.  35 

tions  given  after  the  pattern  of  other  large  municipalities  of  this 
country.  In  1890  the  department  was  reorganized.  In  1888  the 
police  commenced  to  appear  in  uniform.  The  detective  depart- 
ment is  also  rendering  valuable  service  to  the  community  and 
these  departments  have  on  record  many  gallant  and  thrilling  ex- 
periences, performed  against  the  criminal  classes  of  people,  which 
for  risk  and  bravery  in  captures  and  arrests  of  criminals  would 
be  an  honor  and  credit  in  the  history  of  any  police  department 
of  our  country.  The  general  cost  to  the  city  for  maintenance 
for  the  past  year,  1907,  of  the  police  and  prison  department,  was 
$76.160.87. 


Prison  Department. 

The  present  city  jail,  which  was  built  in  1903,  at  a  cost  of 
$40,000,  by  the  Van  Dorn  Jail  Manufacturing  company,  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  is  located  with  the  police  department.  It  consists 
of  a  two  story  brick  building  and  rock  basement,  while  the  in- 
terior construction  is  of  modern  and  up-to-date  capacity  for  im- 
prisonments. The  cells,  which  vary  in  size  and  capacity,  are  con- 
structed with  steel  bars  and  doors,  etc.,  which  make  efforts  of  es- 
cape or  jailbreak  look  to  the  ordinary  eye  to  be  absolutely 
futile,  while  to  present  date  no  sign  of  attempt  has  been 
seen.  It  has  a  capacity  for  forty-eight  adult  and  twenty  juvenile 
prisoners,  also  compartments  for  the  different  officers  in  charge 
of  the  prison,  and  it  also  is  provided  with  all  necessary  appliances 
for  sanitary  requirements.  The  treatment  and  attention  given 
the  prisoners  is  in  all  respects  without  exception,  in  accordance 
with  the  general  rule  and  regulations  for  such  institutions.  The 
provisions  furnished  the  inmates  are  also  of  the  best  and  most 
wholesome  substance  and  no  complaint  has  come  to  public  notice 
in  such  respect. 

Following  statements  gives  the  data  of  the  criminal  docket 
of  our  police  department  for  the  past  five  years : 

1904— Total  arrests  3,801 

Males  1,024 

Juveniles,  10-20 413 

1905— Total  arrests  4,619 

males  3,465 


36  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 

Females • 1 .1 54 

Juveniles 465 

1906— Arrests' 4,826 

Males 3,312 

Females 1,514 

Juveniles 375 

1907— Arrests  4,458 

Males 3,402 

Females 1,726 

Juveniles 330 

1908— Arrests 4,307 

Males  3,018 

Females  1,289 

Juveniles  330 

The  following  roster  represents  the  citizens  who 
have  held  the  appointed  office  of  chief  for  the  police  depart- 
ment since  its  reorganization  in  1890,  when  the  municipal 
election  resulted  in  a  political  change  of  the  administration  and 
the  non-Mormon  faction  had  the  control  of  the  city's  affairs  (prev- 
ious to  this  reorganization  of  the  department  a  city  marshal 
officiated  as  head  of  this  body  of  city  guards)  : 

John  M.  Young 1890-1892 

E.  M.  Janney   1892,  resigned 

Samuel  Paul   1892-1894 

Arthur  Pratt   .  . . 1894-1898 

Thomas  H.  Hilton    1898- 

Samuel  Paul,  second  appointment.  .  .  .1898-1901 

William  J.  Lynch 1903-1906 

George  A.  Sheets  1906-7,  resigned 

Roderick  McKenzie 1907,  resigned 

Tom  D.  Pitt • 1907-1908 

Samuel  M.  Barlow  .  , .  1908- 


A  Stray  Sheep  in  Society — Dialogue  in  a  Court-Room. 

The  police  court  is  often  the  scene  of  witnessing  the  various 
types  and  characteristics  of  degraded  personalities,  eliciting 
both  grief  and  laughter  in  listening  to  the  many  tales  and  stor- 
ies that  come  from  those  who  have  found  their  way  into  the 
slums.  The  following  is  an  example  of  some  of  the  proceedings' 
which  frequently  are  heard  in*  these  courts: 


SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND    PRESENT. 


Judge : — What  is  your  full  name  ? 

Vagrant : — Full,  h  'm,  never  was  in- 
sulted to  take  a  smile  in  all  my  days. 

Judge : — You  don 't  seem  to  under- 
stand me. 

Vag: — Not  so  very  convenient,  sir. 

Judge: — I  want     to     know     your 
name  in  full? 

Vag: — It   may   perhaps   spoil   my 
fame. 

Judge: — What  is  your  fame? 

Vag: — The  expert  air-breather. 

Judge : — Can  you  exist  on  that  vo- 
cation ? 

Vag : — Partly. 

Judge: — How  do  you  make  up  for 
the  other  part  for  a  living? 

Vag: — H'm,  easy;  me  do  little  fish- 
ing. 

Judge : — You     are     charged    with 
vagrancy.    What  is  your  plea? 

Vag: — It  may    depend    on    what 
there  will  be  in  it. 

Judge : — I  want  you  to  plead  guilty 
or  not. 

Vag: — I  am  just  figuring  it  out. 

Judge: — What  is  your  plea? 

Vag: — Guess  I'm  guilty  if  it  helps  me  out. 

Judge: — Are  you  married  or  single? 

Vag : — Neither. 

Judge  : — How  do  you  explain  yourself  ? 

Vag: — Well,  it  stands  this  way:  When  we  meet  to  talk  the 
matter  over — how  it  may  be — she  hangs  on  to  spell  it  no,  and  me 
praysistently  wants  it  yes,  so  it  is  neither  way  dun  up.  Oh,  if 
it  was  over ! 

Judge: — How  old  are  you? 

Vag: — H'm,  me  not  old,  young  chip  yet. 

Judge : — When  were  you  born  ? 

Vag : — When  the  trouble  began — O  jingo  ! 

Judge: — You  are  fined  thirty  dollars  or  thirty  days  in  jail. 

Vag: — Gess  it  don't  matter,  me  take  the  time,  no  dough, 
but— 

Judge: — But  what? 

Vag: — But  you  gave  me  thirty  days  lookout  last  time;  you 
did  not  fix  with  this  prescription. 

Judge  : — Will  you  make  me  a  promise  ? 
Vp.g: — Two.  if  it  helps  me  out. 


38  SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 

Judge : — Will  you  go  to  work,  and  be  decent  in  society  ? 
Vag: — Just  what  me  was  goin'  to  promise. 
Judge: — Sentence  is  suspended,  but  don't  come  here  again. 
Vag: — Never,  unless  invited.     Me  soon  fix  a  new  quarter. 
Durn  this  infearansing ! 


A  Tribute  to  Salt  Lake  Veteran  Volunteer  Fire  Department. 

The  Volunteer  fire  department's  record  dates  back  to  the 
year  1853,  when  it  became  an  organized  body,  with  Jesse  C.  Lit- 
tle as  head  or  chief.  It  was  organized  for  the  noble  object  of 
giving  its  voluntary  aid,  in  case  of  fires,  to  the  citizens  of  the 
community.  This  fire  department  was  a  beneficial  agency  not 
only  in  the  hour  of  peril,  but  also  in  the  way  of  safety  and  sani- 
tary work  for  the  city.  The  continued  increase  of  its  members 
made  it  necessary .  to  be  formed  into  several  companies,  who 
were  well  disciplined  for  active  service  to  cope  with  the  situa- 
tion when  a  fire  alarm  was  given. 

During  a  period  of  thirty  years  this  department  has  in  its 
active  service  done  many  noble  and  gallant  deeds  which  will 
remain  to  their  credit  and  the  appreciation  of  a  thankful  com- 
munity. Following  are  the  names  of  those  who  have  acted  as 


Miss  Emma  Warburton-Paul. 


chiefs  of  this  department:  Jesse  C.  Little,  John  D.  McAllister, 
Chas.  M.  Donelson  and  Geo.  M.  Ottinger,  who  was  chief  from 
1876  until  the  city  fathers  organized  a  paid  fire  department  iu 


SALT   LAKE   CITY  PAST  AND   PEESENT. 


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40  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 

1883,  when  Mr.  Ottinger  was  elected  to  the  cffice  of  chief  and 
held  the  position  until  1890. 

The  remnant  of  Salt  Lake  City's  old  volunteer  fire  depart- 
ment has  gradually  diminished  in  number,  and  those  who  are 
still  able  to  answer  to  the  roll-calls  at  the  meetings  of  the  as- 
sociation show  the  continued  falling  off. 

The  present  number  of  members  is  about  100  against  350 
men  who  once  appeared  on  the  rolls  of  the  different  com- 
panies. At  their  hall,  which  was  built  in  1901  by  donations  or 
contributions  from  our  generous  busines  men  and  citizens,  are 
interesting  and  historical  paraphernalia  in  the  way  of  pictures, 
apparatus,  uniforms  and  other  equipments  used  in  active  serv- 
ice in  by-gone  days,  which  now  serve  as  momentoes  and  orna- 
ments, that  make  their  hall  a  veritable  museum. 

Events  and  episodes  experienced  by  these  old  fire-fighters 
during  their  long  and  active  service  are  many  and  some  of  a 
very  interesting  character.  Those  who  still  recollect  the  old 
days,  when  they  may  have  seen  this  department  running  to  a 
fire  and  pulling  their  apparatus  through  the  streets  in  all  kinds 
of  weather  and  rough  roads,  up  hill  or  down,  at  all  the  speed  and 
strength  at  their  command,  must  now  hail  with  welcome  the  day 
of  deserved  rest  for  the  gallant  veterans. 

From  the  record  of  this  department  is  a  singular  data  to  be 
noticed,  when  the  fire  laddies  had  occasion  to  enroll  for  hon- 
orary membership  in  the  department  a  young  lady  by  the  name 
of  Miss  Emma  Warburton.  This  act  was  done  in  recognition  of 
her  courtious  example  and  public-spirited  kindness  on  the  occa- 
sion of  a  fire  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  city.  Having  at- 
tended to  this  fire,  which  was  left  and  considered  safe,  and  the 
men  were  returning  to  their  homes,  a  second  alarm  was  turned  in 
just  at  the  time  one  of  the  officers  entered  his  door.  This  meant 
to  him  to  make  a  second  trip  with  all  the  speed  he  could  com- 
mand, to  the  same  locality,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles,  where 
it  had  gained  a  fresh  start.  Thus  running,  almost  breathless  and 
worn  out  from  his  first  exertion,  it  happened  on  the  road  he  was 
running  that  the  young  lady,  who  was  in  a  buggy  with  her  escort 
leady  for  a  ride,  noticed  the  fireman  on  his  way  and  at  once  sur- 
rendered her  seat  to  the  officer,  asking  her  escort  to  take  him 
to  the  place  of  fire.  This  genial  courtesy  of  the  lady  was  the 
occasion  for  recognition,  more  so  as  she  was  a  stranger  to  the 
man,  and  on  a  later  occasion,  at  one  of  the  socials  of  the  depart- 
ment, when  she  happened  to  be  present,  she  was  then  and  there 
unanimously  voted  and  installed  an  honorary  member,  and  a 
silver  badge  of  the  department  placed  upon  her.  Her  picture 
has  become  an  ornament  on  the  walls  of  their  hall  for  remem- 
brance and  later  she  became  more  firmly  affiliated  by  uniting  her- 
self in  marriage  with  one  of  their  highly  respected  and  efficient 
members. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AXD    PKESENT.  41 

The  Present  Fire  Department. 

The  fire  department  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  in  no  way  behind 
the  times  as  to  efficiency  and  modern  equipment.  With  head- 
quarters located  near  the  center  of  the  business  part  of  town, 
and  three  additional  stations  in  the  residence  quarters,  they  are 
well  equipped  with  the  latest  designs  of  modern  appliances, 
which,  in  case  of  fire,  are  maneuvered  by  well  trained  and  com- 
petent firemen,  of  whom  many  have  been  in  the  service  of  the 
department  from  ten  to  twenty  years  and  over.  Notwithstand- 
ing the  large  area  of  ground  covered  by  the  city  the  department 
reaches  scenes  of  fire  in  the  outskirts  of  the  city,  a  distance  of 
two  or  three  miles  from  its  headquarters,  in  a  few  minutes  after 
receiving  the  alarm. 

The  present  fire  department  of  the  city  was  organized  into 
a  paid  department  in  1883,  from  the  old  volunteer  fire  depart- 
ment, which,  after  thirty  years'  service  on  a  voluntary  basis, 
gave  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  City  their  best  attention  in  case  of 
fire,  but  the  times  then  called  for  a  regular  paid  department  un- 
der the  municipal  administration,  which  from  that  time  on  has 
been  on  a  constant  growth  in  receiving  all  modern  appliances 
and  equipments,  as  well  as  an  up-to-date  organization  in  all  re- 
spects. Among  its  general  equipments  the  department  is  fur- 
nished with  four  hose  wagons,  one  chemical,  one  Segraves  aerial 
-truck,  two  city  trucks,  one  extra  first  metropolitan  steam  engine 
r]  costing  $6,000);  two  Silsby  steam  engines,  1,400  feet  of  hose, 
thirty  head  of  horses,  seventy-one  alarm  boxes  and  fifteen  hun- 
dred fire  hydrants.  This,  with  an  ample  supply  of  water,  places 
the  department  in  a  possition  to  cope  with  any  fire. 

The  department  has  a  total  of  sixty-four  men,  including 
eleven  officers,  who  conduct  the  business  in  a  manner  to  the 
entire  satisfaction  and  approval  of  the  community.  Total  cost 
for  general  maintainance  of  the  fire  department  for  1907  was 
$71,171.22. 

The  present  fire  department  has  received  merited  atten- 
tion by  our  municipal  government  and  been  amply  provided 
with  equipment  to  cope  with  disasters  by  fire  in  the  city.  An 
inquiry  of  the  officers  of  this  department  as1  to  its  present  needs 
of  further  improvements  and  additional  equipments  to  meet  our 
growing  population  and  increased  risk  elicited  the  following 
statement  in  reply:  The  city  in  the  past  two  years  has  in- 
creased in  building  properties  to  an  approximate  valuation  of 
$8,000,000,  and  for  this  and  other  reasons  the  department  is  in 
need  of  more  men,  one  more  hose  wagon  for  emergency  service, 
a  water  tower  and  about  3,000  feet  of  hose ;  also  a  fully  equipped 
station  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  city. 


SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 


43 


Comparative  statement  of  losses  by  fire  for  the  past  five 
years,  1904-1908: 


.        r*0                   ffl                    -2                        -W                       ^                                 -ft             MoS                  V   ~< 

2-S                             *                 §£"       s<™          £g$ 

§&        •         ll           Ig           s-              |£      2?S        §8g 

i                   <£•          5^5                      .     «         a  „.           3t)  » 

:         a           S,§                               ??         :  5 

1904 
1905 

91,195 
90,967 

202 
263 

$3,077,677 
2,527,070 

$1,565,400 
1,148,330 

$30,474.74 
48,100.05 

$   41,170.74 
84,125.05 

$10,696.00 
35,063.00 

$203.89 
319.8C 

1906 

96,726 

237 

2,233,840 

1,192,262 

48,594.06 

60,293.60 

11,699.54 

254.48 

1907 

105,122 

314 

3,323,435 

1,505,456 

74,639.76 

132,363.06 

63,322.30 

421.53 

1908 

112,346 

389 

4,736,225 

2,208,815 

57,280.28 

66,834.78 

9,554.50 

171.81 

Following  are  the  chiefs  who  have  been  at  the  head  of  this 
department  since  its  organization  under  the  municipal  control : 

George  M.  Ottinger  1883-1890 

Chas.  E.  Stanton  (Sec.)    1890-1894 

James  Devine 1894-1904 

William  H.  Bywater 1904-1906 

Charles  T.  Vail    1906-1908 

William  T.  Aylund  1908— acting  chief 

William  H.  Glore   Aug.  3,  1908 


A  SCENE  OF  OUR  FIRE  FIGHTERS'  TASK  TO  BATTLE  THIS 
DESTRUCTIVE  ELEMENT  IN  BY-GONE  DAYS. 


44 


SALT   LAKE   CITY  PAST  AND   PKESENT. 


EFFICIENCY: 

Our  Labor  is  Best  Appreciated  in   Hot  Quarters.     One  of  Our  Modern 

Fire  Extinguishers,  Which  Stands  Ready  for  Service  on  a 

Second's  Notice.     Cost  $6,000. 


WILLIAM  H.  GLORE 
Chief  of  Fire  Department. 


SAMUEL   M.   BARLOW, 
Chief  of  Police  Department. 


SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT.  45 

WATER   DEPARTMENT. 

Our  water  department,  and  especially  the  water  supply  it 
controls,  is  something  the  community,  in  our  day,  can  rightfully 
boast  of,  both  as  to  quality  as  well  as  quantity.  The  water  ques- 
tion in  Salt  Lake  City  has  for  years  in  the  past  been  a  problem 
of  the  gravest  importance,  as  the  community  has  rapidly  been 
growing  in  population,  while  its  water  supply  was  very  much 
limited  for  the  increasing  demand.  Every  source  and  means  have 
from  time  to  time  been  utilized  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the 
available  water  volume  and  large  sums  of  money  have  been 
expended  in  various  directions  to  meet  the  issue.  That  the  time 
is  past  when  our  water  question  was  a  political  issue  in  our  local 
campaigns  and  is  solely  a  matter  of  general  recognition  is  also  a 
great  relief  to  the  community. 

From  a  water  supply  of  10,000,000  to  12,000,000  gallons  per 
day,  our  supply  at  present  time  reaches  from  30,000,000  to  45,- 
000,000  gallons  per  day.  The  daily  consumption  is  16,000,000 
gallons,  which  leaves  a  large  surplus.  As  the  quality  and  quantity 
of  water  is  a  vital  question  in  every  community  that  exists,  its 
possession  is  an  important  topic  to  both  old  and  new  settlers, 
hence,  our  community  can  truly  say  that  in  this  respect  we  are 
well  situated  and  no  matter  how  large  our  floating  population  hi 
Salt  Lake  City  may  be,  they  can  all  be  treated  to  a  good  drink 
while  they  stay. 

Without  good  water  in  a  community,  the  temperance  ques- 
tion has  small  prospects ;  with  it,  intemperance  loses  ground, 
hence  the  small  capacity  of  space  our  municipality  has-  pro- 
vided for  storing  intoxicants.  Even  our  few  destructive  fires 
and  the  insurance  rates  on  our  premises  speak  well  for  Salt 
Lake's  water  supply.  In  the  past  few  years  an  expenditure  of 
about  $1,000,000  has  been  made  for  improvements  and  purchase 
of  wTater  rights  from  adjoining  settlements,  which  have  so  ma- 
terially improved  the  water  works  system  that  today  it  will  be 
hard  to  find  its  equal  near  or  far  off  in  our  country. 

The  estimated  valuation  of  Salt  Lake  City's  water  works 
system  in  1907  was  $5,559,450.84. 

Revenue  to  the  city  from  water  rates  for  1907  was  $218,- 
766.09.  The  cost  of  maintenance  for  the  same  year  amounted  to 
$88.248.70. 


SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  47 

CHURCHES 


The  Mormon  Church. 

PHE  Church  of  Jesus   Christ   of  Latter-day  Saints,    which  is 
*-      commonly  called  the  Mormon  church,  is  the  predominating 
organized  body  of  worshipers  of  our  city  and  state. 

Nothing  could  be  referred  to  in  this  article,  as  to  the  doc- 
trines, faith  and  organization  of  this  church  and  its  various  es- 
tablishments of  social  and  ecclesiatical  affairs,  which  is  not  already 
known  and  previously  published  as  information  to  the  world  by 
missionaries  of  the  church,  as  well  as  its  numerous  publications 
which  have  been  spread  to  all  nations  of  the  civilized  world; 
hence  a  repetition  of  such  matters  will,  for  this  reason,  be  omitted 
from  this  work,  and  only  such  matters  in  that  connection  as 
have  contributed  to  the  interest  and  common  welfare  of  our  city 
and  the  community  at  large  will  be  given  space. 

Loyalty  and  devotion  are  not  empty  words  with  the  Mor- 
mons1; in  fact  they  are  the  fundamental  principles  engrafted  by 
their  faith  upon  the  mind  and  heart.  Their  integrity,  energy 
and  industry,  which  are  plainly  observed  in  their  every  day  works 
of  life,  have  been  praised  by  friend  or  foe,  both  near  and  far,, 
who  have  become  connected  in  any  transactions  with  them  or 
their  institutions.  From  the  very  first  day  of  the  Mormons'  ad- 
vent into  Utah  they  have  been  rearing  the  monuments  which 
today  are  seen  on  every  hand,  in  a  substantial  and  enduring- 
form.  It  is  an  honor  richly  due  the  Mormon  church  that  can  not 
be  denied  it  by  any  individual,  society  or  organized  body  within 
our  community,  no  matter  what  differences  otherwise  may  be,  and 
all  are  willing  to  give  due  credit  to  the  Mormons  for  being  true 
and  faithful  in  their  various  callings.  The  attentions  which  the 
Mormons  receive  from  the  outside  world  are  due  to  their  peculiar 
organization,  their  faith  and  social  achievements.  As  a  church  the 
Mormons  are  united  and  have  power  to  cope  with  every  issue  and 
undertaking  that  may  come  before  them.  They  have  thus  es- 
tablished their  institutions,  erected  temples  and  places  of  wor- 
ship, organized  societies  for  educational  and  religious  trainings, 
established  schools,  hospitals  and  charitable  institutions,  on  every 
hand  carefully  surveying  the  field  for  introduction  and  operation 
of  improvement  to  individual  as  well  as  collective  bodies  of  wor- 
shipers of  their  faith.  In  this  respect  the  auxiliary  organiza- 
tions of  the  church  are  a  fitting  representation  of  its  aims,  not 
only  in  cultivating  faith  and  religious  devotion  but  also  the  in- 
tellectual aspirations  that  go  to  the  making  up  of  good  and  use- 
ful citizens  of  the  community.  They  have  a  well  organized  sys- 
tem of  Sunday  schools  conducted  by  a  force  of  officers  and  teach- 


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ers  throughout  the  city  and  state  numbering  a  total  of  15,730,  with 
an  enrollment  of  103,112  Sunday  school  children,  also  a  young 
men's  mutual  improvement  association  with  an  enrollment  of 
33,617  members,  a  young  ladies'  improvement  association 
with  an  enrollment  of  35,745  members.  Finally,  relief  so- 
cieties with  a  membership  of  35,000.  These,  with  a  number 
of  other  organizations  of  various  kinds  form  a  combined  factor 
in  promoting  both  the  spiritual  and  temporal  interests  of  the 
members,  and  the  general  progressiveness  of  the  church.  As 
head  of  the  entire  church  Joseph  F.  Smith,  together  with  his 
two  counselors,  John  K.  Winder  and  Anthor  H.  Lund,  constitute 
its  first  presidency,  the  former  being  the  sixth  president  in  the 
history  of  the  church  to  present  date,  to  which  office  he  was 
chosen  on  the  17th  day  of  October,  1901. 


The  FirstfPresidency  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-Day  Saints.    These  are  the  Sixth 
Representative  Heads  of  the  Mormon  Church  Since  its  Organization. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 


THE   GRAND   ORGAN   OF   THE   LARGE 
MORMON  TABERNACLE 


Catholic  Church. 

The  growth  and  progress  of  the  Catholic  church  from  its  ad- 
vent here  in  the  early  '70s  is  in  itself  a  conspicuous  chapter  of  our 
•ecclesiastical  history.  In  it  many  interesting  and  notable  events 
may  be  written,  as  to  the  works  of  the  church  and  its  mission 
among  our  fellow  beings  in  administering  spiritual  and  temporal 
aid,  uplifting  and  comforting  the  needy  in  various  ways,  and 


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THE  CATHOLIC  CATHEDRAL 


SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  51 

legion  are  they  who  have  received  benevolent  draughts  from  this 
fountain. 

From  Rev.  E.  Kelly,  who  was  appointed  the  first  resident 
pastor  of  the  territory  of  Utah  for  the  church,  down  to  Rt.  Rev. 
Bishop  Laurence  Scanlan,  who  stands  at  the  head  of  the  Diocese 
of  Salt  Lake,  an  untiring  zeal  and  unceasing  labor  have  been  man- 
ifested in  the  upbuilding  of  the  church  and  its  many  charitable 
institutions,  which  are  monuments  of  their  faith  and  devotion  that 
will  stand  for  generations  to  come. 

In  August,  1873,  Father  Walsh  was  succeeded  by  Father 
Scanlan,  who  has  made  a  record  and  a  name  that  are  interwoven 
with  the  history  of  our  entire  state. 

Briefly  summarized,  since  Bishop  Scanlan  took  charge  of 
Catholic  interests  in  Utah  in  1873,  under  his  guidance  and  imme- 
diate supervison  twelve  churches  have  been  built.  He  was  the 
founder  of  four  hospitals,  two  boarding  academies  for  young  la- 
dies, one  college,  seven  parochial  schools,  one  orphanage,  and  a 
home  for  aged  miners.  These,  with  the  new  Cathedral,  which  is 
the  finest  and  most  substantial  Catholic  edifice  in  the  west,  occu- 
pies one  of  the  most  desirable  sites  in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  is 
shown  that  Catholics  in  Salt  Lake  have  the  most  numerous  edu- 
cational and  charitable  institutions  in  the  city  outside  of  the 
Mormon  church.  In  all  his  works  Bishop  Scanlan  was  encour- 
aged and  often  substantially  aided  by  all  classes,  whilst  his  con- 
servative and  prudent  course  has  won  for  him  the  esteem  and 
good  will  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is-  in  truth  a  goodly  man,  say 
we  all. 

The  Catholic  Cathedral. 

Next  to  the  famous  Morman  Temple  among  church  edifices 
in  Salt  Lake,  is  the  Cathedral,  which  is  an  attractive  and  impos- 
ing structure  both  as  to  exterior  and  interior  of  its  construction, 
which  have  required  an  expenditure  of  $350,000.00.  For  a  de- 
tailed statement  of  its  construction  and  attractive  features  the 
following  data  has  been  kindly  furnished  by  Bishop  Scanlan, 
whose  ardious  labor  has  supervised  the  erection  from  its  start- 
ing point,  and  will  do  so  until  its  final  dedication,  which  in  all 
probability  will  take  place  with  imposing  ceremony  about 
May,  1909.  The  ground  for  this  edifice  was  broken  on  the 
Fourth  of  July,  1899.  Its  location  is  three  blocks  directly  east 
of  the  Temple,  at  the  corner  of  South  Temple  and  B  street,  giv- 
ing this  edifice  a  prominent  and  conspicuous  position  from  all 
parts  of  the  city  and  the  valley  of  Salt  Lake.  The  building  ma- 
terial used  for  the  walls  and  its  two  towers  is  of  kyune,  a  gray 
sandstone;  the  walls  have  an  inside  brick  lining  that  have  re- 
quired a  total  of  half  a  million  bricks.  The  outside  dimensions 
of  the  Cathedral  are :  Length  200  feet,  width  100  feet,  elevation 


52  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND    PRESENT. 

of  main  walls  100  feet,  the  elevation  of  the  towers  being  175 
feet  from  the  ground.  At  the  facade  is  built  a  large  durable 
staircase  for  entrance  occupying  a  ground  space  of  40x100  feet 
built  of  similar  stone  as  the  main  building,  which,  with  its 
massive  construction  and  conveniences  for  entrances  and  exits, 
adds  to  ihe  substantial  character  of  the  whole  structure. 
Immediately  above  the  entrance  of  the  imposing  front  doors  is 
observed  a  representation  of  the  crucifixion,  which  has  been  chis- 
eled or  carved  in  the  massive  stone  wall.  Upon  entering  the 
auditorium  or  interior  of  the  cathedral,  an  imposing  and  inspir- 
ing scene  meets  the  eye  as  it  glances  over  the  construction  and 
decorations  of  this  spacious  assembly  room,  which  has  a  length 
of  175  feet,  width  80  feet,  heighth  of  ceiling  65  feet,  receiving  its 
light  from  fifteen  large  and  magnificent  windows,  which  were 
imported  from  Munich,  Bavaria,  and  are  of  stained  glass,  at  an 
aggregate  cost  of  $20,000.  Two  of  these  large  windows  (each  23x 
36  feet)  as  seen  on  the  east  and  west  transepts,  cost  alone  $8,000 
and  are  a  contribution  to  this  edifice  from  Mrs.  Mary  Judge.  All 
of  these  windows  have  representative  figures  of  biblical  origin, 
which  with  its  bright  and  different  colors  gives  a  most  effective 
and  impressive  illustration  to  the  eye  and  mind.  When  the  sun 
strikes  upon  these  glass  windows  it  gives  their  colors  a  most 
brilliant  and  beautiful  reflection.  At  the  north  end  of  the 
auditorium  are  the  altars,  three  in  number,  which  give  a  most 
solemn  and  inspiring  appearance  to  the  sanctuary.  The  orna- 
mental and  constructive  workmanship  of  these  altars  evidences 
a  high  degree  of  art  and  mastership  on  the  part  of  their  makers, 
the  firm  of  Sigeri  &  Berneces  of  Carrara,  Italy,  and  are  of 
pure  white  Carrara  marble,  the  finest  and  purest  known  in  the 
world,  at  a  cost  of  $10,000.  Adding  to  the  impressiveness  of  this 
temple  of  worship,  is  observed  on  the  east  and  west  walls  four- 
teen pictorial  marbles  representing  the  Sacrifice,  the  saving 
of  human  souls.  These  pieces  of  sculpture  are  in  life  colors,  rep- 
resenting fourteen  stations  of  the  cross,  the  scriptural  account 
of  the  Savior  taken  to  the  scene  of  crucifixion.  These  were  made 
at  and  imported  from  Munich,  Bavaria,  at  a  cost  of  $2,000.  The 
designs  and  representative  illustrations  of  the  event  are  so  natur- 
ally portrayed  that  they  can  not  be  seen  without  a  most  reveren- 
tial feeling  and  profound  emotion,  whosoever  takes  a  look  on 
them  and  reflects  on  the  real  event  which  history  and  ages  never 
can  erase  from  the  human  mind. 

The  grand  organ  is  another  important  feature  in  the  com- 
pletion of  this  house  of  worship,  this  to  furnish  the  inspiring 
tones  that  shall  add  to  the  impressiveness  of  service  and  gratitifi- 
cation  of  the  worshipers.  In  order  that  the  musical  part  of  the 
service  shall  not  be  lacking  the  best  of  instrument!  tones,  the 


SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST   AXD    PRESENT.  53 

order  for  this  organ  went  to  the  well  known  organ  builders,  W. 
W.  Kimball  &  Co.  of  Chicago,  and  their  name  is  a  guarantee  that 
its  construction  and  musical  feature  is  not  excelled  by  any  in 
this  part  of  the  country,  except  by  the  grand  organ  at  the  Taber- 
nacle of  the  Mormon  church,  which  is  rated  to  be  the  second  in 
size  and  musical  strength  of  any  in  our  country.  The  cost  of 
the  Cathedral  organ,  completed  and  set  in  the  Cathedral,  was 
$9,000.  The  pews  also  add  to  the  ornamental  features  as  well  as 
comfort  of  the  attendant  worshipers  and  furnish  a  seating  capac- 
ity for  1,200  persons. 

The  chandeliers  around  the  pillars,  walls  and  altars  are 
conspicuous1  ornaments,  adding  to  the  decorative  features  of  the 
interior.  Prom  this  not  less  than  300  gas  and  electric  lights  fur- 
nish illumination,  when  occasion  so  requires,  at  which  time  the 
entire  scene  of  the  interior  gives  a  magnificent  luster  and  most 
solemn  appearance.  The  painting  of  the  interior  is  also  effective 
and  tasteful,  materially  adding  to  the  dignity  and  general  aspect 
of  this  edifice.  In  connection  with  the  auditorium  for  general 
services,  are  two  vestry  rooms  for  use  of  the  officiating  priests 
and  also  large  and  commodious  vestibules  at  the  entrance  to  the 
church ;  beneath  is  a  large  basement  divided  into  several  rooms 
to  be  used  for  the  various  meetings  and  gatherings  of  the  var- 
ious church  societies,  Sunday  schools,  etc.,  which  complete  the 
interior  apartments  of  the  structure. 

It  may  also  be  mentioned  that  1his  splendid  building  has  been 
erected  and  completed  by  local  funds,  contributed  by  our  citizens 
of  Catholic  faith  and  many  others.  Among  the  leading  donors 
were  ex-Senator  Thomas  Kearns,  Mrs.  Mary  Judge,  W.  S.  Mc- 
Cornick,  0.  J.  Salisbury,  David  Keith,  Alexander  Tarbet,  James 
Ivers,  J.  W.  Halloran.  J.  J.  Daly,  J.  E.  Dooly,  John  McSorley  and 
a  large  number  of  others  whose  contributions  for  this  worthy  ob- 
ject would  also  be  mentioned  if  space  permitted. 


Other  Edifices. 

The  Presbyterians  and  Methodists  have  also  just  finished 
large  and  magnificent  structures  for  their  services.  These,  and 
the  erection  of  the  new  Baptist  church,  which  will  be  built  at  the 
intersection  of  Fourth  East  and  Second  South  streets  during 
this  year,  which  promises  to  be  of  elegant  architectural  design, 
all  go  to  show  the  spirit  and  devotional  offerings  manifested  by 
the  God-fearing  citizens  of  our  community. 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT.  55 

Protestant  Churches — The  Presbyterian. 

The  Protestant  churches,  which  are  strongly  repesented  in 
Salt  Lake  City  and  have  established  a  permanent  stay  with  their 
mission,  have  since  their  advent  into  the  city  and  state  mani- 
fested zeal  and  earnest  devotion  in  the  upbuilding  of  their  re- 
spective churches  and  charitable  institutions.  To  enter  into  the 
details  of  labor  and  achievements  of  the  many  different  denom- 
inatioss  would  require  a  volume  in  itself;  sufficient  to  say  that 
attendance  on  their  various  places  of  worship  evidences  the  spirit- 
ual and  love  inspiring  devotion  for  the  uplifting  and  betterment 
of  human  nature  and  appeals  to  the  soul's  inner  self  to  reach  the 
ideal  pattern  of  Him  who  is  the  banner  and  symbol  for  all  Chris- 
tian devotion. 

The  Presbyterian  church  in  Utah,  which  is  one  of  the  old- 
est in  the  state,  represents  today  sixty  churches,  sixty  ministers, 
3,334  communicants  and  4,749  Sunday  school  attendants  in  the 
Synod  of  Utah. 

In  Salt  Lake  City  the  Presbyterians  have  three  churches, 
six  ministers,  925  communicants  and  1,227  Sunday  school  at- 
tendants. Dr.  W.  M.  Paden,  who  is  the  present  pastor  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church,  which  office  he  has  occupied  for  a 
number  of  years.  Recently  the  magnificent  church  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  was  completed  and  dedicated  in  1907,  at  a  cost  of 
$190,000  in  this  city. 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  church  was  planted  in  Utah  in 
1867  by  Bishop  Tuttle.  Its  missionary  labors  have  been  extend- 
ed all  over  the  state,  where  fourteen  churches  and  missions  have 
been  established.  The  church  edifices  and  charitable  institutions 
erected  in  Salt  Lake  City  by  this  church  are  the  St.  Mark's  Ca- 
thedral, founded  in  1869;  St.  Paul's-  church,  which  was  built  as 
a  memorial  in  1880,  and  is  under  the  care  of  Rev.  Charles  E. 
Perkins;  also  other  mission  chapels.  St.  Peter's  and  St.  John's 
include  their  houses  of  worship  with  about  750  communicants  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  Rev.  Benjamin  Brewster  is  the  present  dean  of 
the  St.  Mark's  church.  Of  their  charitable  institutions  is  the  St. 
Mark's  hospital,  which  in  prominence  and  importance  stands  as 
a  credit  to  its  founder,  its  church  and  our  city  (a  representative 
picture  of  this  hospital  will  be  seen  elsewhere  in  this  book). 
Bishop  Leonard's  memorial  nurses'  home  and  the  Rowland  Hall 
Academy  are  also  important  institutions1  that  add  to  the  inter- 
est of  the  community.  In  1888  the  Rt.  Rev.  Abiel  Leonard  be- 
came Bishop.  He  died  in  December,  1903,  and  the  see  is  now  in 
charge  of  Rt.  Rev.  F.  S.  Spalding. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY'S  REPRESENTATIVE  MINISTERS 
1.  Rt.  Rev.  F.  S.  Spalding,  Bishop  Episcopal  Church.  2.  Rt.  Rev. 
L.  Scanlan  Bishop  Catholic  Church.  3.  Rev.  Charles  E.  Perkins,  Rec- 
tor St.  Paul's  Church  (Episcopal).  4.  Rev.  Benjamin  Young,  Pastor 
First  Methodist  Church,  5.  Rev.  R.  G.  McNeice,  Dean  Westminster 
College.  6.  Rev.  Wm.  M.  Paden,  Pastor  First  Presbyterian  Church.  7. 
Rev.  Emanuel  S.  Rydberg,  Pastor  Swedish  Evang.  Zion's  Church.  8. 
Rev.  Elmer  I.  Goshen,  Pastor  First  Congregational  Church.  9.  Rev.  D. 
A.  Brown,  Pastor  First  Baptist  Church.  10-11.  Adjutants,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Geo.  Plumsted,  Salvation  Army. 


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Methodist  Church. 

The  Methodist  church,  since  the  introduction  of  Methodism 
into  Utah  in  December,  1869,  by  Rev.  Lewis  Hartsough,  has 
proven  to  be  in  a  prolific  field  for  maturing  the  seed  sown  by  the 
Methodist  faith,  numerous  churches  and  missions-  having 
been  established  throughout  the  state.  In  Salt  Lake  City  the 
Methodists  have  five  churches.  The  First  Methodist  church 
which  was  completed  in  1907,  at  a  cost  of  $90,000,  is'  one  of 
the  substantial  pillars  that  betoken  the  devotional  contributions 
for  houses  of  worship  in  our  community.  It  was  erected  during 
the  time  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Young's  charge  of  the  mission,  who 
since  has  been  succeeded  by  Rev.  F.  B.  Short,  the  present  pastor 
in  charge. 

Similar  progress  has  been  made  by  other  churches.  they 
would  be  too  numerous  to  specify  in  particular,  but  all  in  all  they 
are  working  for  the  best  interests  of  humanity  by  their  pasiors 
and  organized  societies.  Of  the  established  churches  in  Salt 
Lake  City  of  various  denominations  are  the  Baptist,  Congrega- 
tional, Unitarian,  Lutheran,  Christian  Scientist,  the  Central  Chris- 
tian church,  Reorganized  Church  of  Latter-day  Saints,  the  Sev- 
enth Day -Advent ist,  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  the  Sal- 
vation Army  and  the  Jewish  church,  which  have  erected  churches 
and  permanent  places  for  worship.  To  these  societies  may  be  as- 
cribed a  record  of  inestimable  value  for  their  benevolent  am1 
charitable  labors  in  our  community.  Not  only  are  these  churches 
represented  in  our  language,  but  missions  in  various  tongues  such 
as  the  Germans.  Skandinavians.  French,  Italians  and  other  na- 
tionalities are  well  represented. 


Schools   and  Education 


The  Birth  of  Our  Schools. 

WHAT  is  done  in  Utah  in  the  way  01  schools  and  the  acquisi- 
tion of  learning,  for  her  children  and  the  coming  genera- 
tions, has  often  been  a  subject  of  great  question  among  people 
outside  of  our  state.  A  most  important  topic  indeed,  one  that 
the  people  of  Utah,  from  the  very  first  settlement  of  this  valley 
were  able  and  ready  to  give,  under  conditional  circumstances,  a 
most  satisfactory  answer  to.  The  important  question  is  attend- 
ed to  by  the  historian,  who  gives  the  following  interesting  and 


SALT  LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  59 

striking  sketch  of  the  account  of  the  first  formation  of  our 
schools :  The  early  settlers  of  Utah,  in  the  midst  of  their  colon- 
izing labors,  found  time  to  establish  schools  and  provide  for  the 
education  of  their  young.  As  early  as  October,  1847,  three 
months  after  the  advent  of  the  pioneers,  a  school  was  taught  in 
the  "Old  Fort"  by  Miss  Mary  Jane  Delingwood,  age  17.  This 
young  lady,  who  undoubtedly  was  the  pioneer  school  teacher  of 
Utah,  opened  her  little  school  to  teach  the  children  of  the  pio- 
neers about  the  last  of  October,  in  a  small  round  tent  on  the 
west  side  of  the  south  extension  of  the  old  stockade.  Pieces  of 
logs  were  used  for  seats,  and  a  small  camp  table  for  a  desk.  In 
January  following  Julian  Moses,  as  soon  as  he  had  finished  his 
little  log  house  coverered  with  willows  and  earth,  began  teach- 
ing school  therein,  having  benches  made  of  puncheons.  Similar 
schools  sprang  up  in  other  settlements  as  fast  as  they  were 
formed.  Our  first  Sabbath  school,  the  forerunner  of  the  exten- 
sive Deseret  Sunday  school  union  of  today,  was  opened  in  the 
Fourteenth  ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  in  December,  1849.  Its  foun- 
der was  Richard  Ballantyne.  These  were  Utah's  educational  be- 
ginnings. 

From  a  retrospection  in  the  annual  report  by  the  superintend- 
ent of  public  schools  of  our  city,  in  1902,  the  following  interest- 
ing data,  which  refers  to  the  gradual  advancement  and  progress 
of  our  schools  from  its  beginning  until  the  achievements  of  our 
magnificent  school  system  of  today,  is  taken : 

When  the  sturdy  little  band  of  pioneers  entered  this  valley 
in  1847,  they  foun>  a  veritable  desert.  To  them,  however,  it  was 
a  land  of  promise,  an  oasis  in  a  desert.  They  had  not  braved  the 
wilds  of  the  unknown  "West,  nor  made  their  way  across  the  track- 
less plains,  for  naught.  They  knew,  too,  that  with  their  advent 
into  Salt  Lake  valley,  civilization  gained  its  first  foothold  west 
of  the  Rocky  mountains.  Sensing  their  high  and  sacred  trust, 
they  were  not  slow  in  recognizing  the  first  and  most  potent  fac- 
tor in  the  perpetuation  of  modern  civilization — the  school,  the 
safeguard  of  this  republic,  governed  as  it  is  by  the  will  of  the 
people.  Before  the  first  snow  had  fallen,  a  little  hut,  scarcely 
large  enough  to  be  seen  among  the  sage  brush  that  surrounded  it, 
reared  its  homely  form,  and  the  new  community,  although  without 
adequate  food  and  raiment,  enjoyed  the  luxury  of  a  village  school. 
This  was  the  humble  beginning,  the  germ,  if  you  please,  from 
which  our  present  system  has  grown.  This  little  seed,  it  is  true, 
was  planted  in  the  sands  of  the  desert,  far  from  the  running 
brook,  but  the  watchful  care  of  the  husbandman  gave  it  the  con- 
ditions that  an  environment  refused,  and  it  has  become  a  mighty 
oak.  This  little  hut  was  the  pioneer  of  western  schools  and 
western  education. 


UTAH'S    PIONEER    SCHOOL    TEACHERS 

Mary  Jane  Dilworth-Hammond,  Julian  Moses,  Richard  Ballantyne,  Orson 

Spenser,    T.    B.   Lewis,    Carl  Maeser,    George    Goddard,   John 

Morgan,   John   R.   Park. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST  AND    PEESEXT.  61 

A  provisional  government  was  formed,  and  in  1850,  but 
two  and  one-half  years  after  the  first  company  arrived,  the  legis- 
lative assembly  passed  an  act  incorporating  the  ''University  of 
the  State  of  Deseret,"  now  the  University  of  Utah,  and  thus  made 
early  provision  for  higher  education. 

As  time  rolled  on,  the  school  law  was  frequently  modified  till 
in  1890,  when  the  Free  School  law,  commonly  designated  the  New 
School  law,  was  enacted.  While  this  enabled  us  to  realize  in  its 
fulness  the  dream  of  Horace  Mann,  it  did  not  mark  the  advent  of 
the  first  free  schools  in  our  state,  as  some  districts  had  previously 
availed  themselves  of  the  "local  option"  provision  of  former 
laws  and  had  established  free  schools.  The  enactment  of  this 
law  did,  however,  bring  the  free  school  within  the  reach  of  every 
child  in  the  state,  although  tuition  had  formerly,  in  most  cases, 
been  merely  nominal.  In  addition  to  the  then  existing  country 
district,  it  established,  by  means  of  consolidation,  districts  to  be 
known  as  cities  of  the  first  and  second  class,  of  which  there  are 
four  in  the  state,  namely,  Salt  Lake  City,  Ogden,  Logan  and 
Provo,  the  first  named  being  the  only  one  of  the  first  class. 

The  following  facts  and  figures  are  given  as  a  representa- 
tion of  how  far  we  have  come  in  reaching  the  standard  school 
system,  as  compared  with  cities  in  other  parts  of  the  Union  of 
similar  size  and  situation : 

Public  Schools. 

The  school  population  of  Salt  Lake  City  for  1906-7  was  19,- 
373. 

Enrollment  of  attendant  school  children  in  public  schools 
tor  1906  was  15,742. 

Number  of  school  buildings  occupied,  29. 

New  buildings  under  construction,  4. 

Average  number  of  rooms  in  each  building,  16. 

Average  dimension  of  class  rooms  is  30x30  feet. 

Height  of  ceiling,  14  feet. 

Average  number  of  pupils  for  each  building,  525. 

Average  number  of  pupils  for  each  class  room,  33. 

Average  number  of  teachers  in  each  school,  18. 

Total  number  of  teachers  employed,  411. 

Total  salary  paid  to  teach  for  1906-7,  $285,127. 

Cost  of  maintenance  for  1906-7.  $530,236.62. 

Total  valuation  of  school  property,  buillings  and  grounds, 
$1,365,470.08. 

Total  insurance  on  buildings  carried  is  $435,050. 

Approximate  cost  of  each  principal  building,  $100,000. 

As  to  modern  conveniences  and  sanitation,  each  of  our 
school  buildings  is  provided  with  the  latest  improvements  in 
every  compartment  as  to  light,  heat,  ventilation  and  sanitary 


WASATCH  SCHOOL,         LINCOLN  SCHOOL,       FREMONT  SCHOOL. 
Salt  Lake  City's  Representative  Public  Schools.    Above  picture  represents 
Three  Out  of   Twenty-Nine   Public   School   Buildings   in   Salt 
Lake  City  of  Similar  Modern  Construction. 


SALT  LAKE  CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT.  63 

facilities,  which  have  no  superiors  anytwhetfe.  The  greatest 
precaution  and  attention  is  given  to  the  safe  and  easy  escape  of 
the  children  from  the  buildings  in  case  of  danger  and  disaster 
during  the  school  hours.  The  children  are  regularly  drilled  and 
trained  to  make  orderly  and  quick  escape  from  the  building  in 
case  of  fire ;  every  needful  attention  is  given  to  providing  a  quick 
and  safe  exit  from  the  buildings,  no  matter  where  fire  may 
start  in  the  structure.  Equipments  for  extinguishing  fire  are  also 
within  quick  and  easy  reach  from  various  parts  of  the  buildings. 
In  all  details  the  public  schools  system  of  our  city  is  up-to-date, 
in  buildings,  government,  instructions,  and  attendance.  The  re- 
sults and  products  as  to  culture  and  trainings  are  of  the  high- 
est and  most  gratifying  character.  Utah's  school  laws,  make  it 
compulsory  for  children  between  the  age  of  6  to  16  years  to  attend 
school  at  least  30  weeks  each  year.  No  exemption  to  be  taken 
from  this  unless  a  satisfactory  ground  is  shown  why  the  boy  or 
girl  cannot  attend.  The  strictest  attention  is  given  to  the  en- 
forcement of  this  law.  The  discipline  inculcated  in  the  pupil  is 
of  a  paternal  character,  which  aims  at  their  moral,  social  and 
general  interest  and  welfare.  The  exercises'  and  studies  by  the 
children  are  of  the  highest  and  most  efficient  in  all  of  the  grad- 
ed schools,  and  none  but  competent  and  well  fitted  teachers  are 
engaged  for  the  school  work  from  the  primary  to  the  grammar 
grade.  Of  the  411  teachers  employed  in  our  public  schools  247 
have  obtained  their  graduating  diploma  in  Utah's  schools,  while 
164  are  engaged  from  our  sister  states.  The  curriculum  and  ex- 
ercises of  the  pupils  are  in  character  and  nature  temperate,  yet 
impressive  and  practical  for  the  mental  grasp  of  the  subject. 

In  these  exercises  and  studies  a  noticeable  interest  and  care 
are  taken  not  to  overtax  the  mental  power  of  the  child  by  em- 
ploying more  the  visionary  than  the  mental  faculty  in  illustrat- 
ing and  analyzing  the  problem  of  subject  of  study. 

Domestic  training  in  our  graded  schools  is  also  of  an  encour- 
aging and  beneficial  character  to  the  rising  generation,  and  in 
this  respect  our  schools  have  merit  and  received  the  highest 
honor  and  praise  from  the  numerous  exhibits  in  and  out  of  Utah 
of  products  coming  from  our  school  rooms.  Art  made  its  initial 
steps  into  our  public  schools  some  fifteen  years  ago,  and  its  in- 
troduction has  proven  a  most  gratifying  result  among  our  juven- 
iles, whose  talents  have  shown  a  high  degree  of  accomplishment 
in  this  branch  of  training.  A  full  and  complete  course  of  art 
is  offered  in  both  the  high  school  and  elementary  classes,  which 
have  reflected  gneat  credit  on  our  school  system  and  received 
noted  attention  wherever  its  selections  have  been  exhibited  in 
our  country.  Great  are  the  achievements  of  our  public  school 
system,  and  honor  belongs  to  its  founders  and  promoters. 


64  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND    PRESENT. 

Utah's  Public  Schools. 

In  order  to  show  the  condition  of  our  public  school  system 
for  the  state  of  Utah,  the  statistical  statement  of  the  superintend- 
ent of  public  instruction  of  the  state  gives  the  following  repres- 
sentative  figures  in  his  report  for  the  years  1905-1906 : 
Statistical  Statement. 

To  present,  in  concise  form,  data  that  will  give  information 
about  our  schools  to  those  who  have  not  the  time  to  make  an 
extended  perusal  of  the  somewhat  elaborate  statistics  required 
by  law,  it  is  believed  that  these  statements  will  be  of  interst  to 
those  who  examine  this  report. 

1906. 

Number  of  common  schools   668 

Number  of  school  districts  in  the  State 338 

Number  of  high  schools • . .  34 

Number  of  graded  schools   417 

Number  of  mixed  schools • 251 

Number  of  superintendents 34 

Number  of  supervisors 13 

Number  of  male  teachers 567 

Number  of  female  teachers 1,325 

Whole  number  of  teachers 1,892 

Number  of  trustees  or  members  of  school  boards .  .  1,000 

Average  salaries'  of  male  teachers  per  month $86.40 

Average  salaries  of  female  teachers  per  month ....  $55 . 41 

Total  teachers'  salaries $951,780.21 

Number  of  pupils  in  State 95,768 

Number  of  pupils  enrolled  77,947 

Average  number  of  pupils  in  daily  attendance 60,018 

Amount  of  3  mill  state  school  fund  .  .  • $391,940.94 

Amount  of  State  land  interest  and  rental  fund $38,079.57 

Amount  of  county  school  tax $300,961.41 

Amount  of  special  local  tax $914,761.26 

Whole  amount  for  common  schools1 • .  .  .$1,645,743.18 

Items  compared  with  those  of  the  preceding  biennium  end- 
ing June  30.  1904: 

Decrease  in  number  of  districts 38 

Increase  in  number  of  schools    9 

Increase  in  number  of  male  teachers 14 

Increase  in  number  of  female  teachers 160 

Increase  in  salary  of  male  teachers  per  month $8.97 

Increase  in  salary  of  female  teachers  per  month.  ...  $1.02 

Increase  in  number  of  teachers .  .  • 174 

Increase  in  length  of  school  time  (days) 7^ 

Increase  in  number  of  pupils  of  school  age 4,121 

Increase  in  value  of  school  property $893,157.45 


SALT    LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND    PRESENT.  65 

The  University  of  Utah. 

In  educating  the  young  people  of  both  sexes  in  the  practical 
sciences  and  in  contributing  to  the  general  culture  of  the  state 
the  University  of  Utah  is  doing  a  great  work  and  is,  year  by  year, 
becoming  the  center  of  an  influence  which  permeates  the  whole 
commonwealth,  raising  its  intellectual,  moral  and  political  stand- 
ards to  an  even  higher  plane  and  increasing  the  respect  and  af- 
fection in  which  it  is  held  by  the  state  at  large. 

That  this  institution  should  receive  the  utmost  attention 
and  aid  in  its  efforts  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  state  is  obvious. 

The  schools  of  Utah  are  an  index  to  the  progressiveness  of 
the  state,  and  in  this  respect  its  citizens  have  been  fully  alive 
to  the  necessity  of  having  proper  buildings  and  equipment  as  well 
as  instructors,  and  that  they  should  not  lack  any  means  for 
equipping  the  young  for  the  battle  of  life  as  far  as  it  is  possible 
for  the  schools  so  to  do. 

In  the  matter  of  higher  education  and  advanced  learning, 
the  University  of  Utah  occupies  a  prominent  position. 

The  birth  of  this  institution  dates  back  to  February  28th, 
1850,  about  two  years  and  a  half  subsequent  to  the  settlement  of 
Utah.  The  legislative  assembly  of  the  provisional  government 
passed  an  act  incorporating  the  "University  of  the  State  of  Des- 
eret."  This  act  among  others  was  ratified  by  the  legislative  as- 
sembly of  the  Territory  of  Utah,  October  4th,  1851. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  board  of  regents,  presided  over  by 
Chancellor  Orson  Spencer,  was  held  March  13th,  1850. 

On  the  second  Monday  of  November  the  University  was  for 
the  first  time  opened  for  the  admission  of  students.  Dr.  Cyrus 
Collins  was  placed  in  charge  as  instructor,  but  was  succeeded 
the  same  year  by  Orson  Spencer.  Owing  to  many  adverse  cir- 
cumstances, which  retarded  growth  and  p'rogress  in  the  early  daya, 
the  University  remained  for  many  years  in  abeyance  and  had  but 
a  nominal  existence  until  November,  1867,  when  the  work  of  in- 
struction was  resumed  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  D.  O.  Calder. 
From  this  time  on  the  school  continued  in  operation  chiefly  as  a 
commercial  college  until  March  8th,  1869,  when  Dr.  John  R.  Park 
assumed  the  office  of  president.  Under  his  efficient  direction 
the  institution  was  soon  more  fully  organized  and  adapted  to  the 
work  of  normal,  scientific  and  classical  instruction.  With  the 
growth  and  increased  population  of  the  state  the  University,  as 
the  head  of  the  public  school  system,  assumed  more  stability  of 
growth  and  its  work  of  instruction  progressed  steadily. 

In  1884  the  legislature  amended  the  charter,  and  gave  the 
institution  definite  power  to  confer  degrees. 


REPRESENTATIVE  HEADS  OF  OUR  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 

D.  H.  Christensen  Dr.  Joseph  T.  Kingsbury 

Supt.  Public  Schools.         Pres.  University  of  Utah. 

Wm.  M.  Stewart  A.  C.  Nelson  Dr.  John  A.  Widtsoe 

Prin.  Normal  School,  U.  of  U.          Supt.  of  Public       Pres.  Agricultural  College,  Logan. 

Geo.  A.  Eaton  Instruction.    Prof.  Wm.  A.  Wetzell 

Principal  High  School.  Supervisor  of  Music. 


SALT    LAKE    CITY   PAST    AND  TRESENT.  67 

In  1892  a  new  charter  was  enacted  by  the  legislature,  reduc- 
ing the  membership  in  the  governing  board  to  nine,  inclusive  of 
the  office  of  chancellor,  and  changing  the  name  of  the  institution 
from  the  "University  of  Deseret"  to  the  "University  of  Utah." 

In  April,  1894,  the  Salt  Lake  Literary  and  Scientific  associa- 
tion donated  to  the  University  for  support  of  the  chair  of  geology 
the  amount  of  $60,000  as  an  endowment  to  be  kept  intact  and  the 
proceeds  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  stated. 

In  1894  the  University  received  a  grant  of  a  sixty-acre 
tract  of  land  on  the  Fort  Douglas  reservation,  situated  at  the 
base  of  the  Wasatch  range,  overlooking  the  city,  valley  and  lake, 
a  most  beautiful  location  for  the  University  campus. 

In  1899,  the  state  legislature  provided  for  the  removal  of 
the  University  to  this  site  by  the  appropriation  of  $200,000,  and 
for  the  erection  of  suitable  buildings  thereon. 

In  1901  it  appropriated  $75,675,  in  1903  $66,840  and  in  1905 
$90,000  for  building  purposes  and  equipment. 

The  buildings  erected  by  the  appropriation  made  in  1899 
were  completed  in  October,  1900,  and  immediately  occupied. 

The  following  facts  and  figures  have  been  obtained  from  its 
official  department  for  public  information : 

The  Universitj7  buildings  are  as  follows :  Library,  museum, 
physical  science,  normal,  metallurgical,  foundry,  shops,  gymna- 
sium. 

It  occupies  an  area  of  sixty  acres,  situated  east  of  13th  East 
between  First  and  Fourth  South  streets.  The  location  is  one  of 
the  best  in  respect  to  health,  scenery,  etc.  The  approximate  val- 
uation of  its  property  is  $850,000.  Its  maintenance  is  by  appro- 
priation by  the  state  legislature.  Dr.  J.  T.  Kingsbury  is  the  pres- 
ident of  the  institution,  which  is  governed  by  nine  regents,  in- 
cluding the  president  of  the  University. 

A  large  attendance  of  students  is  received  from  other  parts 
of  the  Union  outside  of  Utah.  No  tuition  fees  are  paid  by  stu- 
dents, only  a  registration  fee  of  $10  is  required  annually,  and 
sufficient  fees  to  cover  cost  of  materials  used  in  laboratory  work. 

The  University's  superior  advantages  for  instruction  in  nor- 
mal training  and  mining  engineering,  compared  with  other  west- 
ern or  eastern  institutions,  is  evidenced  by  such  attendance  from 
other  states.  The  students  are  about  equal  in  number  as  to  sex. 
The  vocations  pursued  by  students  leaving  the  institution  are 
mainly  engineering,  mining,  literary  pursuits,  teaching  and  va- 
rious kinds  of  business. 

As  the  financial  means  become  available  the  institution  in- 
tends to  enlarge  its  accommodations  and  improve  its  facilities  for 
meeting  the  growing  demands  upon  it. 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AXD   PRESENT.  69 

Private  Schools. 

A  great  deal  could  be  said  regarding  private  schools  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  established  by  various  societies,  which  reflect  credit 
on  their  founders  and  the  respective  organizations  under  whose 
control  they  are  maintained  and  guided. 

On  the  pages  of  Salt  Lake's  history  it  is  observed  that  the 
private  schools  in  our  community  have  received  the  establish- 
ment almost  simultaneously  with  the  introduction  of  the  various 
churches  represented  in  our  city.  That  these  schools  have  been 
well  supported  and  received  their  share  of  attendance  from  the 
start  is  evidenced  by  their  steady  growth  in  prominence  and  im- 
portance in  our  community.  As  they  are  seen  today  in  their 
commanding  school  buildings,  surrounded  with  large  space  of 
ground,  parked  and  ornamented  with  flowers,  shrubs  and  shade 
trees,  it  is  seen  that  much  capital  has  been  expended  in  that 
direction.  These  schools  are  monuments  of  their  respective  so- 
cieties and  ornaments  to  our  city. 

A  visit  to  the  interior  of  these  schools  reveals  the  fact  that 
nothing  is  wanting  that  belongs  to  an  up-to-date  modern  insti- 
tution of  learning — large  and  commodious  class  rooms,  comfort 
and  conveniences  provided  for  the  attendants,  and  the  equipments 
and  supplies  for  the  curriculum  of  the  school  are  found  to  equal 
any  used  by  other  institutions  elsewhere  in  our  country;  these, 
with  the  efficiency  of  the  teachers,  which  constitute  the  respec- 
tive faculties,  makes  our  private  schools'  stand  high  in  the 
scale  of  such  institutions. 

Among  the  leading  ones  is  the  Latter-day  Saints  University, 
with  a  school  property  of  $250,000.  All  Hallows  College  repre- 
sents $150,000.  St.  Mary's  Academy  $150,000.  Rowland  Hall 
Academy  $100,000.  Gordon  Academy  $100,000.  Westminster 
College  $60,000.  Collegiate  Institute  $50,000.  It  is  needless 
to  say  that  each  of  these  institutions  is  well  supported  in  attend- 
ants and  instruction  and  training  in  given  lines  that  aim  to  make 
the  growing  generation  of  our  city  and  slate  the  most  useful  and 
intelligent  citizens,  that  shall  fill  the  various  occupations  of  pri- 
vate or  public  concern  and  aid  to  the  future  upbuilding  and 
achievements  that  will  do  honor  and  credit  to  the  inter-mountain 
state. 


Academies  and  Colleges. 

Beside  the  public  schools  Salt  Lake  City  is  also  provided 
with  a  number  of  academies  and  colleges  of  which  fully  half  a 
dozen  rank  in  prominence  and  educational  efficiency,  together 
with  a  system  of  government,  equal  to  any  similar  institutions 
elsewhere  in  our  western  states,  in  particular  with  up-to-date 


70  SALT    LAKE.  CITY    PAST   AXD   PRESENT. 

instruction  and  training.  The  Latter-day  Saints  University,  which 
has  grown  out  of  a  small  college  school,  represents  today  in 
its  instruction  not  less  than  1,000  students  on  the  annual  enroll- 
ment. The  school  comprises  four  large  and  commodious  buildings. 
The  valuation  of  its  school  property  is  $250,000,  its  faculty  num- 
bers 52  teachers  and  instructors. 

St.  Mary's  Academy,  established  in  1875,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  is  in  every 
respect  a  monument  that  adds  to  the  opportunities  of  receiving 
every  needful  training  and  educational  instruction  for  the  youth. 
Attendance  at  this  Academy  was  225  pupils  for  1907.  It  has  a 
faculty  of  20  teachers;  valuation  of  school  property,  $150,000. 

All  Hallows  College  was  founded  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop 
Scanlan  of  Salt  Lake  City  in  1886,  and  was  in  his  charge  dur- 
ing three  years.  It  is  a  very  progressive  institution  in  all  its  de- 
partments and  has  a  constant  increase  of  attendance  in  number 
of  pupils  enrolled.  Its  faculty  embraces  15  teachers;  valuation 
of  school  property,  $200,000. 

The  Rowland  Hall  of  the  Episcopal  church,  the  West- 
minster College  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  the  Gordon 
Academy  of  the  Congregational  church  are  also  up  to  the  stand- 
ard of  our  modern  educational  institutions  which  are  worthy  of 
every  praise  that  could  be  said  in  respect  to  their  high  educa- 
tional training  as  well  as  their  respective  school  properties. 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  association  of  our  city  is  also  an 
important  factor  in  our  community  in  the  interest  of  upbuilding 
moral,  physical,  and  intellectual  culture  in  line  with  its  endeavor 
to  instill  habits  of  Christian  living  in  the  hearts'  of  the  young 
men  and  boys  of  our  community,  as  well  as  to  make  them  efficient, 
and  in  this  respect  the  association  has  secured  the  highest  es- 
teem and  appreciation  from  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake.  Follow- 
ing is  a  statement  of  this  organization  and  its  management: 

The  Salt  Lake  City  Young  Men's  Christian  association  was 
organized  March  9th,  1890,  and  was  without  adequate  equipment 
until  the  present  building  was1  opened  in  1905. 

The  association  is  a  non-sectarian  philanthropy  for  provid- 
ing opportunities  for  advancement  to  the  young  men  and  boys 
of  this  community,  in  which  it  has  a  local  membership  of  1.700, 
including  men,  younger  men,  and  boys.  The  following  repre- 
sentative business  men  constitute  its  management: 

Windsor  V.  Rice,  president ;  John  Dern,  vice  president ; 
Charles  G.  Plummer,  recording  secretary ;  F.  A.  Timby,  treasurer ; 
James  E.  Paine,  auditor;  Frank  B.  Stephens,  attorney;  W.  W. 
Armstrong,  chairman  of  finance  committee;  W.  Mont  Ferry, 
chairman  department  of  educational  work;  Thomas  Woir,  chair- 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  71 

man  department  of  religious  work.  F.  A.  Druehl,  L.  L.  Terry, 
0.  A.  Honnold,  L.  C.  Miller,  Russel  L.  Tracy,  Stephen  H.  Love, 
M.  H.  Walker,  C.  P.  Overfield,  E.  A.  Wall,  C.  R.  Pearsall,  William 
II.  Tibbals,  Lafayette  Hanchett,  J.  E.  Cosgriff. 

The  association's  executive  staff  is  headed  by  Mr.  Oscar  L. 
Cox,  with  whom  is  associated  a  competent  corps  of  trained  spe- 
cialists in  the  different  departments  of  the  association's  work. 


Art,  Music  and  Intellectual  Culture 

In  art,  music  and  intellectual  training  in  the  onward  strides 
of  our  educational  institutions  for  the  culture  and  advancement  of 
the  young  and  rising  generations  to  fit  them  for  the  issues  of  life 's 
battles  in  the  various  fields  of  occupation  there  is  much  to  be 
considered.  The  preceding  pages  on  this  subject  have  in  part 
shown  the  opportunities  in  these  directions  which  are  offered  the 
children  in  our  community,  and  not  stopping  with  the  elementary 
or  higher  courses  of  our  academies  and  university  studies,  but 
extending  to  those  who  wrish  the  training  in  those  branches  which 
come  within  the  lines  of  art  and  music,  as  well  as  intellectual  cul- 
ture. These  have  ample  opportunity  for  training  and  develop- 
ment of  these  talents.  Societies  and  institutions  where  instruc- 
tion and  training  in  art,  music,  the  classics  and  other  branches 
of  literary  and  professional  pursuits  have  in  later  years  been  es- 
tablished, to  meet  a  constant  demand  from  the  younger  element 
of  our  community,  and  such  institutions  as  have  come  to  the 
front  in  efficiency,  equipment,  etc.,  thus  extended  the  good  work 
that  has  benefited  not  only  the  individual  but  the  community  in 
general,  deserve  to  be  noted  and  given  a  due  recognition. 

Art  Institute. 

The  Art  Institute  is  a  state  institution  for  the  encouragement 
for  the  fine  arts1,  and  involves,  according  to  law,  "An  annual 
art  exhibit,  a  State  art  collection,  and  a  course  of  public  lec- 
tures on  art." 

This  is  one  of  the  public  institutions  of  the  state  for  which  ap- 
propriations are  made  biennially  by  the  legislature.  And  al- 
though only  in  its  infancy  it  has  held  four  annual  exhibits,  award- 
ed cash  prizes  and  medals  for  the  best  productions  in  the  various 
branches  of  fine  arts,  and  in  other  ways  has  done  much  to  en- 
courage artists  and  study,  both  privately  and  in  the  public 
schools. 

In  the  schools  of  art,  Utah  has  received  noted  recognition  of 
the  talents  and  skilled  productions  coming  from  the  hands  of 
many  of  her  representative  artists,  and  from  this  stage  of  culture 
will  yet  be  heard  and  seen  such  productions  of  art  as  will  chal- 
lenge the  attention  of  the  most  renowned  artist  of  our  day. 


REPRESENTATIVE  HEADS  OF  SALT  LAKE'S  ART,  MUSIC  AND 
LITERARY  CULTURE. 

Edwin  Evans 

President  Utah  Art  Association. 

Mrs.  Susa  Young  Gates  Martha  Home  Tingey 

Prominent  Writer  and  Exponent  Pres.  Young  Ladies'  Mutual 

of  Young  Ladies'  General  Interest.  Improvement  Association. 

Prof.  Evan  Stephens 

Conductor  of  Salt  Lake  Tabernacle  Choir. 

Windsor  V.  Rice  Prof.  John  J.  McClellan 

President  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Organist  Salt  Lake  Tabernacle  and  Director 

Salt  Lake  Symphonv  Orchestra  and 

Salt  Lake  Choral  Society . 
Oscar  L.  Cox 
General  Secretary  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


SALT   LAKE    CITY    PAST   AXD   PRESENT.  73 

Music. 

It  would  be  difficult  for  the  writer  to  overstate  the  degree  of 
taste  and  skill  in  musical  advancement  which  exist  among  the 
people  of  our  community. 

A  piano,  organ  or  some  other  instrument  that  produces  melo- 
dious sounds  is  a  familiar  article  in  nearly  every  household  in 
Utah.  From  this  observation  it  is  evident  that  music  is  loved 
and  appreciated  by  the  people,  and  that  their  leisure  hours  are 
spent  largely  in  listening  to  or  producing  some  musical  tones. 

Organizations  and  schools  of  music  are  numbered  as  legion 
throughout  Utah.  In  the  lead  of  all  our  musical  features  are  the 
grand  organ  and  choir  which  are  heard  in  the  great  Mormon 
Tabernacle,  and  which  are  a  favorite  attraction  to  the  tourists 
and  multitude  of  visitors  who  come  to  our  city.  A  brief  account 
of  this  attractive  part  of  the  Tabernacle  services  is  given  for  in- 
formation to  the  stranger,  particularly:  The  organ  is  in  itself 
a  historical  as  well  as  attractive  feature  in  the  way  of  musical 
instruments.  It  is  rated  the  second  in  size,  but  unsurpassed  either 
in  construction,  variety  or  character  of  tonal  quality,  in. the  world. 
It  was  constructed  originally  over  thirty-five  years  ago,  entirely 
by  Utah  artisans  and  mostly  from  native  materials.  It  was 
built  under  the  direction  of  Joseph  Ridges,  and  later  reconstruct- 
ed by  Milo  Johnson,  assisted  by  Shure  Olsen,  Henry  Taylor  and 
others.  It  is  but  a  few  years  ago  since  the  church  authorities 
concluded  to  award  a  contract  for  having  this  organ  rebuilt  with 
every  improvement  of  later  years  in  organ  construction;  it  was 
let  to  the  well  known  organ  builders,  W.  W.  Kimball  &  Co.  of 
Chicago. 

The  following  description  of  the  organ  will  give  the  reader 
some  idea  of  its  attractive  nature  and  scope  of  its'  musical  qual- 
ity: 

The  front  towers  have  an  altitude  of  58  feet  and  the  dimen- 
sions of  the  organ  are  30  by  33  feet;  it  has  110  stops  and  acces- 
sories, and  contains  a  total  of  over  5,000  pipes,  ranging  in  length 
from  one-fourth  inch  to  32  feet.  It  comprises  five  complete  or- 
gans— solo,  swell,  great,  choir,  and  pedal;  in  other  words,  four 
key  boards  in  addition  to  the  pedals.  It  is  capable  of  400  tonal 
variations.  The  different  varieties  of  tone  embodied  in  this  no- 
ble instrument  represent  the  instruments  of  an  orchestra,  mili- 
tary band,  choir,  as  well  as  the  deep  and  sonorous  stops  for  which 
the  organ  is  famed.  There  is  no  color,  shade  or  tint  of  tone  that 
cannot  be  produced  upon  it.  The  action  is  the  Kimball  duplex 
pneumatic.  The  organ  is  blown  by  a  10-horse  power  electric 
motor,  and  two  gangs  of  feeders  furnish  5,000  cubic  feet  of  air  a 
minute  when  it  is  being  played  full.  The  organist  is  seated  twen- 


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ty  feet  from  the  instrument,  which  places  him  well  amongst  the 
choir.  Undoubtedly  the  organ  owes  much  to  the  marvelous  acous- 
tics of  the  Tabernacle,  but  even  with  this  allowance  made,  it  is 
still  the  most  perfect  instrument  of  its  kind  in  existence.  Free 
public  recitals  are  given  semi-weekly  by  Professor  J.  J.  McClel- 
lan,  the  Tabernacle  organist,  aided  by  the  best  vocal  talent. 

The  Tabernacle  Choir. 

This  organization  contains  not  less  than  500  singers,  all  of 
select  talent  and  sublime  voices,  which  can  be  heard  in  its  fitting 
enclosure,  with  their  harmonious  tones  accompanied  by  the  great 
organ,  already  mentioned;  the  effect  is  so  soul-inspiring  that  a 
description  is  quite  impossible.  Those  who  have  not  had  the  op- 
portunity to  listen  to  this  musical  feast  have  something  coming 
to  them  that  is  worth  a  long  journey  to  realize.  The  following 
data  regarding  the  organization  is  of  interest  to  note : 

This  famous  body  of  singers  (known  generally  as  the  Mor- 
mon Tabernacle  Choir)  was  organized  by  President  Brigham 
Young  in  the  early  days  of  the  state.  The  original  conductors  of 
the  choir,  in  the  order  of  their  service,  have  been  as  follows : 
Stephen  Goddard,  James  Smithies,  Charles  J.  Thomas,  Prof.  Sands, 
George  Careless,  E.  Beesley,  and  Evan  Stephens,  the  present  in- 
cumbent. The  choir  was  enlarged  to  about  three  hundred  singers 
at  the  time  it  was  transferred  to  the  large  Tabernacle  under  Prof. 
Careless'  direction,  and  with  his  wife,  Mrs.  Livinia  Careless,  as 
leading  soprano,  it  achieved  almost  a  national  reputation. 

The  present  mammoth  organization  of  500  enrolled  singers 
(the  largest  regular  church  choir  in  the  world)  dates  back  to 
1890,  when  the  present  conductor  and  manager,  Professor  Evan 
Stephens,  took  charge.  The  choir  was  then  organized  on  a  broad- 
er basis  than  before  and  divided  into  five  vocal  parts,  viz.,  first 
and  second  soprano,  alto,  tenor,  and  bass. 

Free  training  classes  have  been  held  for  the  benefit  of  the 
members  in  sight  reading,  voice  culture,  harmony  and  composi- 
tion. The  choir  is  self-supporting  financially  and  the  members 
give  their  services  freely  to  this  phase  of  church  work.  A  por- 
tion of  this  organization,  numbering  from  150  to  250  members,  has 
visited  other  states  on  concert  tours,  notably  Chicago  (where  it  se- 
cured a  prize  of  $1,000  in  choral  singing),  and  Denver  and  Cali- 
fornia. The  choir  has  won  three  prizes  for  choral  work  (in  fact 
each  time  the  organization  was  entered  for  competition),  and  the 
world's  greatest  artists  have  appeared  with  it  in  Tabernacle  con- 
certs. Its  chief  work,  which  is  a  labor  of  love,  is  to  furnish  choral 
music  for  the  regular  Sabbath  services  held  in  the  Tabernacle. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  Id 

Salt  Lake  City  Public  Library. 

A  community  is  judged  or  measured  as  to  its  intellectual  and 
mental  aspiration  for  knowledge  and  learning,  by  the  materials 
and  means  it  possesses  as  a  source  for  acquiring  such  ends,  and 
the  citizens  and  community  of  Salt  Lake  City,  as  a  whole,  can 
proudly  point  in  that  respect  to  its  public  library.  This  com- 
mendable institution,  which  forms  a  basis  for  public  knowledge 
and  learning  in  all  societies  and  communites,  has  in  this  city  re- 
ceived creditable  attention  from  its  citizens. 

In  the  earliest  days  of  the  history  of  this  city,  great  atten- 
tion was  given  to  a  public  library  by  its-  progressive  citizens,  not- 
withstanding the  important  call  and  demand  for  concentrating 
all  energy  and  attention  to  the  development  of  the  country,  so  it 
could  bring  forth  the  products  for  the  existence  and  support  of 
the  early  settlers,  who  planted  the  first  germ  which  grew  into  a 
large  and  growing  state  in  this  Rocky  mountain  region. 

The  first  historical  account  of  a  public  library  in  tnis-  com- 
munity was  in  1852.  This  was  called  the  Territorial  library, 
which  was  opened  in  the  Council  house  with  Wm.  C.  Staines  as 
librarian. 

Congress  had  appropriated  $5,000  towards  the  purchase  of 
books  for  this  library.  From  that  time  on,  more  attention  was 
given  the  library  as  the  community  grew  and  the  means  became 
available  for  laying  the  foundation  of  the  present  one.  To  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Ladies'  Literary  club  of  this  city  be- 
longs this  honor  and  credit;  these,  by  their  liberal  donations  in 
books  and  funds,  gave  this  city  a  more  advanced  and  properly 
regulated  institution  of  this  class. 

It  was  on  February  17,  1898,  that  the  public  library  was' 
first  opened  under  municipal  support  and  regulations,  and  was 
quartered  on  the  second  floor  of  the  City  and  County  building. 
The  shelves  and  alcoves  represented  a  total  of  about  12,000  vol- 
umes, which,  from  then  on,  was  increased  in  number  by  the  an- 
nual appropriation  made  for  this-  purpose  by  the  city  council. 

The  patronage  of  the  library  was  constantly  on  the  in- 
crease. The  circulating  department  and  the  reading  rooms  be- 
came taxed  to  their  limit  and  it  soon  became  apparent  that  more 
space  and  more  books  were  needed  to  meet  the  demand  of  the 
public.  A  public-spirited  citizen,  Mr.  John  Q.  Packard,  who  on 
many  occasions  had  shown  his  liberality  in  the  way  of  making 
handsome  donations'  in  the  interests  of  his  fellow  men,  under- 
took to  offer  the  city  and  its  people  a  permanent  home  for  their  li- 
brary. The  offer  was  gratefully  accepted  by  the  city  and  with  a 
cost  of  $20,000  the  ground  was  purchased  near  the  corner  of 
State  and  South  Temple  streets,  only  one  block  east  of  the  Tem- 
ple block ;  a  most  suitable  location  for  this  institution.  As-  soon 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  77 

as  the  plans  and  specifications  for  the  building  were  ready  and 
approved,  the  work  of  construction  commenced  without  delay 
until  the  magnificent  structure  was  completed  in  September, 
1905,  at  a  cost  of  $100,000,  thus  making  a  total  of  $120,000,  do- 
nated by  Mr.  Packard. 

After  completion  of  the  building,  the  public  library  was'  at 
once  removed  from  the  City  and  County  building  to  its  new 
home,  and  on  the  27th  day  of  October,  1905,  the  library  was 
formally  opened  and  all  were  especially  invited  to  participate  in 
its  opening,  which  took  place  with  the  following  exercises: 

Invocation  by  Orson  F.  Whitney;  reading  of  communication 
from  the  donor,  Mr.  Packard,  afier  which  the  mayor,  R.  P. 
Morris:,  delivered  the  keys  of  the  library  to  John  D.  Spencer, 
chairman  of  the  board,  with  the  following  remarks: 

"Mr.  President  and  Members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Free  Public  Library :  Ladies  and  Gentlemen : — I  deem  it  an 
honor,  as  well  as  a  pleasure,  to  take  part  in  the  dedication  of 
this  noble  institution.  In  delivering  the  keys  of  the  building  to 
the  board  which  has  charge  of  this  library,  I  am  mindful  of  the 
fact  that  this  ceremony  started  upon  its  way  an  institution  that 
is  intended  to  elevate,  educate  and  refine. 

"The  best  thinking  minds  of  the  age  are  agreed  upon  the 
propositon  that  the  public  library  is  the  most  useful  of  all  in- 
stitutions in  promoting  the  intellectual  welfare  and  culture  of  the 
people.  Nor  does  its  influence  stop  at  this;  it  brings  peace  and 
comfort  and  contentment  to  countless  firesides,  and  to  many  a 
poor  restless  wanderer. 

"The  true  worth  of  this  institution  is  not  to  be  measured 
by  the  beauty  of  its  walls  or  of  its  decorations,  although  they 
are  worthy  reminders  of  the  civic  pride  and  philanthropic  spirit 
of  our  benefactor,  our  fellow  citizen,  John  Q.  Packard.  The 
true  good  that  is  to  come  of  this  institution  lies  in  the  influence 
of  the  books  that  it  places  in  the  homes1  of  the  people  and  the 
hands  of  the  wayfarer  to  peruse.  Our  worthy  benefactor,  in 
making  this  magnificent  gift  to  the  people  of  Salt  Lake  City,  real- 
ized that  good  books  are  good  companions  and  that  whatever 
aided  in  bringing  this  companionship  into  the  home  to  that  ex- 
tent aided  in  raising  the  thoughts,  ideas  and  intellectual  life  of 
the  people  to  a  higher  plane. 

"And  we  must  not  let  this'  occasion  pass  without  heartily 
thanking  Mr.  Packard,  on  behalf  of  the  people  of  this  city,  for 
his  philanthropy  in  giving  us  this  library  and  for  his  discern- 
ment in  selecting  a  gift,  that  of  all  gifts,  will  accomplish  the- 
greatest  good." 

Thereafter  Judge  C.  C.  Goodwin  was  introduced,  who  gave- 
a  lengthy  account  of  the  library  from  its  primitive  s-tage  to  its 
present  advancement,  portraying  in  his  remarks  its  advantages; 


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and  beneficial  purpose  to  the  community,  and  in  applauding  the 
donor  for  his  memorable  gifts  to  the  city.  He  made  the  following 
remarks : 

' '  From  what  I  know  of  Mr.  Packard  he  cares  nothing  for  the 
world's  applause,  but  his  thought  when  he  planned  to  build 
this  library  was  that  by  building  it  he  could  do  some  good  to  his 
fellow  men,  the  thought  that  he  could  make  that  possible  is  what 
prompted  his  work,  and  the  satisfaction  that  the  act  gives  him  is 
what  he  covets. 

"When  he  awakens  in  the  morning,  when  he  lies  down  to 
sleep  at  night,  the  whisper  of  his  own  soul  that  the  work  is  good, 
that  it  is  acceptable  here  and  will  stand  to  his  credit  in  the  esti- 
mation of  men  and  be  posted  to  his  credit  in  the  great  ledger  of 
eternity,  is  what  brings  him  peace. 

"It  was  natural  for  him  to  keep  away  from  here  tonight.  He 
knew  he  would  be  praised  and  thanked,  and  he  could  not  face 
that  kind  of  a  ceremony,  because  it  was  not  of  men's  thanks  or 
praise  that  he  thought  when  he  ordered  this  structure  built. 

"He  was  merely  keeping  faith  with  himself.  He  is  a  thorough 
American,  proud  of  his  country  and  her  history.  No  man  better 
than  he  understands  and  appreciates  the  genius  of  American  in- 
stitutions, the  glory  that  has'  come  because  the  fathers  planned 
to  open  every  opportunity  to  all  the  children  of  this  land,  to 
place  no  feters  on  their  honest  efforts,  to  put  no  limitations  upon 
the  honors  they  might  aspire  to,  to  make  sure  that  all  their  ef- 
forts should  be  rewarded." 

The  public  library  commenced  its-  mission  in  its  beautiful 
home  under  the  management  of  the  following  board  of  directors : 
J.  D.  Spencer,  president.  Mrs.  S.  H.  Clawson. 

W.  J.  Bateman,  secretary.  Mrs.  H.  J.  Hay  ward. 

Mr.  W.  Igleheart.  Mrs.  Prank  A.  Vincent. 

Mr.  Alfred  Lambourne.  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Cohen. 

Miss  Johanna  H.  Sprague.  librarian.  Mrs.  Isaac  Jennings. 

At  the  opening  of  the  library  it  possessed  25,479  books,  to 
which  there  is  added  an  annual  increase  of  2,500  volumes. 

The  following  statement  gives  an  account  of  the  present  con- 
dition and  operation  of  this  institution: 

The  library  consists  of  three  reading  rooms,  one  lecture  room 
and  one  children's  room,  which  has  been  furnished  by  the  city 
with  furniture,  shelvings,  alcoves,  etc.,  at  a  cost  of  $5,000.  Pres- 
ent number  of  books  is  31,556  volumes,  which  has  the  following 
divisions: 

Reference  department,  volumes 7,212 

Circulating  department,  volumes 21,301 

Children's  department,  volumes  3,143 


Total    volumes   31,556 


SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


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Periodicals  and  newspapers,  212 ;  of  these  149  are  subscribed 
and  63  are  contributed. 

The  annual  revenue  for  maintenance,  etc.,  is  about  $12,000, 
which  is  one-fourth  of  a  mill  of  the  general  tax  levied  by  the  city 
council.  The  average  loans  daily  are  five  hundred  books.  The 
average  daily  visitors  are  about  850. 

The  library  is  open  to  the  public  from  10  o'clock  a.  m.  to 
9  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  Sundays  from  2  o'clock  to  6  p.  m. 

On  public  holidays  the  library  is  closed. 


Club  and  Societies,  Fraternal  and  Otherwise. 

Salt  Lake  City  is  well  represented  in  the  matter  of  clubs, 
associations  and  fraternal  orders  in  almost  unlimited  numbers. 
Prominent  among  these  is  the  Alta  club,  which  is  the  oldest ;  the 
University  club,  the  Commercial  club,  the  Country  club, 
Women's  club,  literary  and  political  clubs,  clubs  for  pleasure, 
clubs  for  various  aims  and  objects  of  either  a  social  or  public 
nature,  all  having  the  principal  object  of  promoting  social  and 
closer  relations  between  members,  at  the  same  time  extending 
and  promoting  aid  and  assistance  whenever  the  occasion  calls 
therefor. 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  81 

Secret  societies  are  also  well  represented,  which,  with  their 
magnificent  buildings,  are  thus  in  possession  of  permanent  homes. 
Among  these  the  Masonic  fraternity  is  prominent  with  its  new 
temple,  lately  completed  at  a  cost  of  $100,000 ;  the  B.  P.  0.  Elks 
have  also  a  handsome  structure  for  their  home,  and  the  Odd 
Fellows  society  is  provided  with  fine  and  adequate  quarters. 


The  Salt  Lake  Theater. 

Among  objects  of  historical  interest,  the  Salt  Lake  Theater 
stands  prominent.  Though  zealously  devoted  to  every  day  re- 
ligious duties,  yet  from  the  very  first,  their  practical  common 
sense  led  the  Mormons  to  adopt  and  utilize  every  possible  means 
to  foster  their  intellectual,  moral  and  social  interests.  Not  the 
least  among  these  agencies'  was  the  theater,  which,  from  time  al- 
most immemorial,  has  been  encouraged  and  supported  by  en- 
lightened and  growing  communities  as  a  means  of  entertainment, 
refinement  and  culture. 

Much  adverse  criticism  has  been  made  to  this  phase  of  Mor- 
monism;  nevertheless  experience  has  shown  that,  freed  from  its 
objectionable  features,  the  stage  is  a  power  for  good  to  any 
society.  More  especially  was  this  true  in  the  pioneer  days  when, 
isolated  from  the  outside  world,  the  people  had  to  provide  their 
own  entertainment.  This  developed  unexpected  talent,  and  in 
due  time  many  of  the  local  stage  artists'  became  renowned,  and 
even  in  this  day  a  score  or  more  of  the  leading  foot-light  favor- 
ites of  the  country  made  their  initial  success  on  the  Salt  Lake 
boards. 

In  justification  of  Brigham  Young's  idea,  it  must  be  said  the 
purpose  wag  social  improvement  rather  than  financial  profit, 
for  taken  all  in  all,  the  Mormons  had  reduced  the  social  idea 
among  themselves  to  a  science — it  being  hard  to  find  a  people 
more  social,  agreeable,  conscientious-  and  entertaining.  The 
great  influx  of  non-Mormons  of  late  years,  and  the  resultant  fric- 
tions have  led  to  more  or  less  cautious  reserve. 

According  to  Edward  Tullidge,  the  historian,  the  Salt  Lake 
theater  was  built  in  1861  by  Brigham  Young,  whose  practical 
mind  sensed  the  importance  of  furnishing  good  instruction  and 
amusement,  to  the  public  generally  and  to  the  young  people  par- 
ticularly, since  society  already  was  becoming  mixed. 

Some  of  the  leaders  of  the  community  would  rather  have  de- 
voted more  time  and  effort  towards  completing  the  Temple,  but 
the  leader's  influence  prevailed  and  " Brigham 's  Theater,"  as 
it  was  long  called,  became  one  of  the  best  in  the  country. 

It  was  opened  to  the  public  on  Saturday  evening,  March  8, 
1862,  with  the  plays  "The  Pride  of  the  Market,"  and  "State 


PIONEERS  AND   BUILDERS  OF  SALT  LAKE  CITY  DRAMA. 

Hyrum  B.  Clawson 

Philip'  Margetts  John  T.  Caine 

Wm.  C.  Dunbar  David  McKenzie 

John  S.  Lindsay  John  C.  Graham 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PBESEXT.  83 

Secrets."  The  then  local  organization  for  dramatic  purposes 
was  called  the  "Deseret  Dramatic  Association."  Mr.  T.  A.  Lyne, 
once  prominent  on  the  eastern  stage,  was  for  a  time  engaged  as 
instructor  for  the  company,  and  subsequently  played  leading 
tragic  roles. 

Thus  as  the  English  civilization  was  nurtured,  if  not  born 
with  the  drama  as  presented  at  the  Old  Globe  in  London  by  a 
galaxy  of  theatrical  stars,  of  the  first  magnitude  just  as  the 
nation  was  emerging  from  the  gorgeous  barbarism  of  the  feudal 
times,  so  from  the  Salt  Lake  theater  the  Rocky  mountain  type 
of  civilization  has  sprung  up,  combining  an  originality,  versatil- 
ity, and  intellectuality,  which  has  become  a  marvel  and  a  wonder 
in  music,  in  art,  in  science  and  philosophy,  towards  which  the 
world  is  turning  in  surprise  and  amazement. 

Supplementary  to  the  foregoing  it  is  but  just  to  add  that 
under  the  present  efficient  and  popular  manager,  Mr.  George  D. 
Pyper,  every  attention  is  given  to  the  comfort  and  safety  of  its 
patrons;  all  modern  improvements  and  devices  being  adopted 
as  soon  as  their  use  or  advantage  is1  assured. 

The  theater  has  a  seating  capacity  of  sixteen  hundred,  and 
is  in  every  respect  strictly  up-to-date  in  construction  and  ar- 
rangement, the  stage  being  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country 
and  every  part  is  clearly  observable  from  the  large  and  well  ar- 
ranged auditorium,  which  is  practically  free  from  obstructions. 

The  orchestra  has  always  been  of  the  best,  and  for 
many  years  under  the  direction  of  C.  J.  Thomas  and  at 
present  Arthur  Sheperd,  has  earned  deserved  popularity  for  its 
musical  skill  and  efficiency.  The  building  is  frequently  used  for 
concerts,  lectures  and  political  gatherings,  for  which  purposes 
it  is  particularly  well  adapted. 

Of  the  men  now  living  who  were  prominently  connected  with 
the  building  and  early  management  of  the  Salt  Lake  theater  are 
H.  B.  Clawson  and  John  T.  Caine.  During  their  management  all 
the  great  stars,  dramatic,  operatic  and  minstrel  companies  cross- 
ing the  continent  played  successful  engagements  at  this  theater. 

Among  our  early-day  actors  and  actresses  who  took  promi- 
nent parts  on  the  stage  of  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre,  Philip  Mar- 
getts,  one  of  the  pioneer  actors  and  dean  of  our  drama,  was  for 
many  years  the  chief  attraction.  Of  his  capability  and  charac- 
teristics it  is  known  that  he  has  impersonated  over  two  hundred 
different  characters  and  played  with  the  foremost  stars  of  the 
age. 

The  talents  exhibited  by  our  local  actors  and  actresses  in  the 
dramatic  field  have  been  of  a  high  degree  of  efficiency  and  skill. 
Notable  among  those  of  former  days  was  David  McKeflzie.  John 
T.  Caine.  John  Lindsay,  Hyrum  B.  Clawson,  W.  C.  Dunbar,  John 
C.  Graham,  James  Ferguson  and  Henry  Maiben ;  also  Pauncefort 


84  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PEESENT. 

and  Thomas  A.  Lyne,  who  were  professional  actors  from  .the 
Eastern  stage. 

Of  actresses  Miss  Orem,  Mrs.  Wheelock,  Mrs.  M.  G.  Clawson, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Cook,  Mrs1.  Woodmansee,  Mrs.  Bowring,  Mrs.  L.  Gib- 
son, Miss  Maggie  Thomas,  Miss  Sarah  Alexander,  Miss1  "Totty" 
Olive,  Miss  Annie  Adams,  Miss  Nellie  Colebrook  and  Mrs.  Claw- 
son  are  among  the  leading  home  talent  who  at  various  times  ap- 
peared. Yet,  one  little  gleam,  which  accidentally  came  to  appear 
and  afterward  became  the  greatest  of  theatrical  stars  up  to  pres- 
ent date,  was  the  first  debut  of  "Maude  Adams"  when  she  was 
presented  on  the  stage  in  her  swaddling  cloths  to  represent  the 
baby  girl  in  the  play,  "A  Lost  Child."  This  event  must  really 
have  been  her  consecration  to  the  stage  which  ever  since  has  been 
her  professional  life,  and  where  she  has  earned  the  laurels  of 
celebrity  in  every  part  of  our  country. 

Another  star  of  the  first  magnitude  among  actresses  was 
Julia  Dean  Hayne,  who  played  during  the  years-  1865-6  with  the 
local  performers  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre.  John  S.  Lindsay,  the 
noted  actor,  in  his  book,  "The  Mormons  and  the  Theatre,"  pays 
her  the  following  compliment: 

"The  next  star  to  appear  at  the  Mormon  Theatre  was  Julia 
Dean  Hayne,  and  a  brilliant  one  she  proved  to  be.  She  created 
on  her  first  appearance  an  impression  that  was  profound  and 
lasting  and  each  additional  character  she  appeared  in  only  served 
to  strengthen  her  hold  on  the  admiration  and  affection  of  her 
audiences." 

Mr.  and  Mr.  Selden  Irwin,  who  also  played  among  the  local 
stock  company,  were  numbered  among  the  attractive  features  of 
theatrical  days.  Not  only  is  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre  famous  by  its 
historical  origin,  but  it  has  a  record  of  being  the  playhouse  where 
the  world's1  greatest  performers  have  appeared.  Prominent  among 
them  may  be  mentioned  E.  L.  Davenport,  John  McCullough,  Jun- 
ius  Brutus  Booth,  Edwin  Booth,  Lawrence  Barrett,  Edwin  Adams, 
Salvini,  Mrs.  Lander,  Mme.  Modjeska,  Neilson,  Eistovi,  Janau- 
schek,  Lucille  Western,  and  Lotta. 

Of  musical  talent  which  has  been  heard  from  time  to  time 
may  be  mentioned  Ole  Bull,  Remenyi,  Wilhelmj,  Paderewski  and 
numerous  others;  while  conspicuous  among  songsters  are  Patti, 
Geaster,  Parepa  Rosa,  Clara  L.  Kellogg,  Emma  Abbott,  Emma 
Nevada,  and  others  who  have  appeared  more  recently. 


GARDO  HOUSE 

Built   by    Brigham  Young  in    1877.     Col.  Edwin  F.  Holmes,  who  later  purchased 

this  handsome  residence,  has  greatly  improved  this  beautiful  site,  and  added  a 

costly  Art  Gallery,  which  is  frequently  exhibited  to  the  public. 


DEVEREU  HOUSE 

Once  a  famous  residence  of  the  late  Wm.  Jennings,  ex-mayor  and  prominent 

merchant  of  Salt  Lake  City,  whose  home  was  a  hostelry  for  many 

of  our  country's  political  leaders  and  statesmen,   who 

stopped  here  when  visiting  Utah.  Built  in  1869. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  87 

INDUSTRY  AND  COMMERCE 


I T  is  a  well  known  fact  that  merchandising  in  Salt  Lake  City 
*•  was  established  and  carried  on  in  the  very  beginning  of  its 
settlement,  although  in  a  primitive  way,  and  on  a  scale  that  is 
yet  seen  in  the  small  village  towns  of  today.  The  peculiarity  of 
the  business  places  in  those  days  was  the  absence  of  any  outward 
"sign"  indicating  the  character  of  the  establishment  or  line  of 
business  caried  on.  It  may  be  inferred  that  the  reason  for  this 
was  of  a  two-fold  nature — first,  the  comparatively  small  com- 
munity, and  second,  the  general  acquaintance  and  familiar  in- 
tercourse existing  between  the  people  of  those  days,  that  kept  up 
communication  as1  to  all  events  and  transactions  going  on  in  the 
valley.  Every  person  seen  in  the  city  was  in  those  days  greeted 
as  a  neighbor  and  wherever  they  met,  in  a  house  or  on  the  high- 
way, each  was  saluted  as  though  a  member  of  his  own  family, 
calling  each  other  brother  or  sister,  as  the  ease  might  be.  Records 
for  any  change  of  business  method,  in  this  respect,  by  the  pri- 
vate store-keeper  that  generally  had  his  store  confined  to  a 
spare  room  in  his  dwelling,  to  a  more  conspicuous  or  prominent 
establishment,  having  a  sign  for  public  notice  of  the  business, 
did  not  come  to  pass  until  the  advent  of  Livingston,  Bell  &  Co., 
a  non-Mormon  concern,  that  succeeded  Livingston  &  Kinkead, 
about  1849  or  1850.  As  a  neighbor  the  United  States  postoffice 
wras  located  near  the  store,  in  a  plain  frame  building  in  1849,  as 
shown  on  the  page  facing  this  article.  These  establishments  are 
the  only  ones  known  of  at  this  early  date  of  any  special  char- 
acter. Slowly  but  surely  did  the  area  of  our  business  section 
extend  in  Salt  Lake  City,  as  the  years  rolled  on,  but  not  until 
late  in  the  '70s  did  the  business  quarter  reach  beyond  the 
length  of  two  blocks  on  Main  street,  oh  either  side,  the  west  side 
taking  the  lead  for  trading.  On  the  other  streets,  cutting  Main 
street  east  and  west,  was  also  a  sprinkling  of  business  stores  for 
L,  block  either  way.  Activity  in  business  and  trading  in  those 
days  as  seen  on  those  streets  was  meager,  except  on  Saturdays 
and  at  special  times,  when  there  was1  a  gathering  of  people  to 
the  city,  which  frequently  came  to  pass.  Nevertheless,  the  vol- 
ume of  business  which  in  common  existed,  was  carried  along  on 
a  healthy  and  prosperous  basis,  and  every  business  man,  as  a 
rule  felt  satisfied  with  his  share  of  patronage.  Failures  and 
bankruptcy  were  almost  unheard  of  occurrences  in  the  commun- 
ity. The  visible  increase  in  volume  of  trade  in  later  years',  as 
seen  by  the  extension  of  the  business  quarter  and  from  statistics 
on  record,  evidence  the  continued  growth.  The  city's  revenue 
from  its  general  licenses  for  the  year  1897  was  $116,147.90,  and 
that  of  the  vear  1907  was  $218.766.90.  which  shows  an  increase 


»8  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PEESENT. 

of  revenue  to  the  city  from  this  source  of  $102,619.  Nearly 
double  within  the  lapse  of  ten  years.  This  may  be  taken  as  an 
index  of  the  difference  of  revenue  in  other  years  of  various  inter- 
missions. In  other  lines  of  industry  and  commerce  of  our  city, 
as  well  as  the  entire  State  of  Utah,  a  similar  statement  of  facts 
can  be  presented  and  supported  by  statistics  from  public  rec- 
ords. 

To  promote  the  interests  of  our  industry  and  commerce  and 
to  guard  against  unfair  competition  and  other  detriments  to  the 
stability  and  progressiveness  of  our  common  interests,  various 
organizations  by  our  business  men  and  progressive  citizens  have 
been  established,  whose  sole  object  is  to  take  a  hand  in  unity  to 
uplift  any  factor  that  is  needed  for  the  upbuilding  of  industry 
and  commerce,  having  in  view  the  interests  of  the  entire  com- 
munity, and  likewise  to  remove  every  obstacle  that  would  block 
the  wheels  of  general  progress.  For  this  reason  the  organiza- 
tions of  Utah's  State  Fair  association,  Manufacturers1'  and  Mer- 
chants' association,  the  Real  Estate  association,  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  the  Commercial  club,  and  other  societies,  have  been 
established.  While  some  of  thsee  are  yet  young  in  their  exist- 
ence, and  considering  the  short  space  of  time  in  which  their  la- 
bors have  been  carried  on,  they  have,  nevertheless,  proved  a 
great  success  and  the  good  they  have  been  promoting  and 
achieved  have  been  already  felt  in  many  directions.  In  order  to 
show  the  stability  and  sound  basis  of  our  business  institutions, 
the  following  statistics  relating  to  our  leading  business  houses  is 
herewith  presented: 

For  a  further  evidence  of  our  growth  in  industry  and  busi- 
ness capacity  we  may  refer  to  the  monthly  pay-rolls  of  the 
leading  establishments  and  corporations  by  which  the  working 
classes  of  our  community  are  supported.  For  lack  of  space  only 
a  few  of  the  large  pay-rolls  and  the  institutions  they  are  issued 
by,  will  be  mentioned  as  representative: 

Auerbach  Bros,  dry  goods  house $  10,000 

American  Smelter  and  Refining  Co 60,000 

Bamberger,  Simon,  &  Co 20,000 

Bell   Telephone    Company    • 35,000 

Boston  Consolidated  Mining  Co. 80,000 

Board  of  Education   52,600 

Century  Gold  Mine  and  Milling  Co 5,000 

Citizens  Coal  Company 3,000 

Consolidated  Wagon  and  Mch.  Co 15,000 

Cullen  hotel   4,000 

Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Ry.  (local)  175,000 

Deseret  News  Pub.  Co 12,000 

Dinwoodey,  H.,  Furniture  Co 4,250 

Fort  Douglas  garrison 25,000 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PBESENT.  89 

Garfield  Smelting  Co 60,000 

Inland  Crystal  Salt  Co 3,500 

I.  X.  L.  Furniture  Co 4,400 

Keith,  O'Brien,  dry  goods  house 15,000 

Kenyon  hotel 3,500 

Knutsford  hotel  3,500 

Langton  Lime  &  Cement  Co 3,000 

Municipal  departments,  city  38,150 

McDonald,  J.  G.,  Co 6,000 

Newhouse  mines  45,000 

Oregon  Short  Line  Ry.  Co.  (local)  150,000 

Portland  Cement  Co 7,000 

Salt  Lake  County  Commissioners  16,000 

Salt  Lake  Tribune  Pub.  Co 11,500 

Salt  Lake  Livery  and  Transfer  Co 4,000 

Silver  Bros,  iron  works 12,000 

State  fund  of  Utah  (local)  21,000 

Studebaker  Bros.  Co.  (of  Utah) 20,000 

Salt  Lake  Pressed  Brick  Co 6,300 

Siegel's  Clothing  Co 6,000 

Utah  Copper  Co 100,000 

Utah  Fuel  Co 200,000 

Utah  Gas  and  Coke  Co 6,000 

Utah  Implement  and  Vehicle  Co 10,000 

Utah  Light  and  Ry.  Co 80,000 

Wilson  hotel 4,500 

Yampa  mine  and  smelter • 55,000 

Z.  C.  M.  1 25,000 

These  representative  payrolls,  show  a  grand  total  of 
$1,417,200.00  issued  monthly  by  the  respective  institutions, 
and  which,  without  any  variation  in  the  amounts  for  twelve 
months,  would  bring  the  annual  payroll  to  the  magnificent 
figure  of  $17,006,400.00  for  one  year.  While  some  of  these  are  the 
largest  issued  in  the  city  or  state,  there  still  remain  hundreds 
of  others  of  various  amounts,  and  these,  added  to  those  enumer- 
ated above,  would,  of  course,  swell  the  grand  total  to  a  much 
higher  point. 

The  growth  in  our  home  industries  and  manufactured  prod- 
ucts is  also  of  an  encouraging  nature,  and  from  the  statistics  as 
follows,  which  data  have  been  obtained  by  personal  inquiry, 
and  been  freely  furnished  for  publication  in  this  work  by  the 
heads  of  those  institutions,  an  estimate  may  be  formed  as  to 
such.  Although  we  are  yet  in  the  infant  stage  in  such  lines  of 
industry  compared  with  some  other  manufacturing  centers  of 
the  Union,  it  is  shown  that  we  are  on  a  solid  and  growing  basis 
even  in  this  respect,  when  all  matters  connected  with  industries 
are  considered. 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT. 


A  few  comparative  figures  as  to  our  manufactured  products 
for  the  years  1906-07  : 


NAME  OF  FIRM 

Total  Value 
of  Products 

Increase 

1906 

1907 

Ensign  Knitting  Co  

$28,000 

400,000 
35,973 
185,000 
420,000 
50,000 
350,000 
147,397 
240,000 
60,000 
115,000 
150,000 

$40,000 
500,000 
38,349 
208,500 
525,000 
60,000 
375,000 
163,924 
360,000 
75,000 
135,000 
165,000 

$12,000 

100,000 
2,376 
23,500 
105,000 
10,000 
25,000 
16,527 
120,000 
15,000 
20,000 
15,000 

Faust  Creamery  Co  

Gallagher,  J.  R.,  trunk  mf  g  

Inland  Crystal  Salt  Co  

McDonald,  J.  G.,  candy  company.  .  .  . 
Salt  Lake  Mattres  and  Mfg  

Portland  Cement  Co.  of  Utah.  .  •  

Salt  Lake  Pressed  Brick  Co  

Silver  Bros.  Iron  Works  Co  

Utah  Ice  company  

Z.  C.  M.  I.  overalls  and  duckings  

Z.  C.  M.  I.  boot  and  shoe  mfg.  dept.  .  . 

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ZION'S  CO-OPERATIVE  MERCANTILE  INSTITUTION 

Organized  1868  by  Bris;ham  Young.     Its  Present  Volume  of  Business 

Exceeds  $4,000,000  Annually 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PEESENT. 


91 


Financial  growth  of  Salt  Lake's  prominent  and  progressive 
business  institutions: 


Capital 
Stock 

Undivided 
Profit  and 
Surplus 

Value  of 
Stock 

Par 

Mar- 
ket 

Beneficial  Life  Ins.  Co  .... 
Commercial  Nat'l  Bank.. 
Consol.  Wag.  &  Mch.  Co  .  . 
Deseret  Nat'l  Bank  

$100,000.00 
200,000.00 
1,500,000.00 
500,000.00 
100,000.00 
150,000.00 
250,000.00 
plO,000,000.0 
P  600,000.00 
250,000.00 
300,000.00 
450,000.00 
10,000,000.00 
275,000.00 
290,000.00 
300,000.00 
150,000.00 
3,000,000.00 
250,000.00 
1,000,000.00 
P  400,000.00 
c3,000,000.00 
p4,000,000.00 
c2,000,000.00 
200,000.00 
250,000.00 
250,000.00 
1,077,000.00 
200,000.00 

$  19,625.39 
100,000.00 

$100 
100 
*C100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
10 

$115 
175 
106 
292 
530 
135 
178 
9.10 

563,224.36 

Deseret  Savings  Bank  .... 
Heber  Grant  &  Co.,  Ins.  . 
Home  Fire  Ins1.  Co  

310,266.91 

Inland  Crystal  Salt  Co  ... 
McCornick  &  Co.,  bank  .  .  . 
Nat'l  Bank  of  the  Kepub.. 
Portland  Cement  Co.  of  U. 
B,  M.  Bell  Telephone  Co  .  . 
S.  L.  Security  &  Trust  Co. 
Silver  Bros.  Iron  Wks.  Co. 
State  Bank  of  Utah  

95,301.19 
263,166.39 

ioo 

48 
100 
100 
100 
100 
75 
100 
100 

1 

100 
10 
25 

175 
35 

120 
108 
202 

ioo 

4.25 

71,622.00 

206,597.08 

Utah  Com.  &  Sav.  Bank.. 
Utah  Gas  &  Coke  Co  

Utah  Imple.  &  Veh.  Co... 
Utah  Ind.  Telephone  Co.  . 

Utah-Idaho  Sugar  Co  

Utah  Light  and  Ry  Co.  .  . 
Utah  Nat'l  Bank  

100 
100 
100 
100 
100 

160 
115 
235 

200 
220 

Utah  Savings  &  Trust  Co. 
Walker  Bros.  Bank  

148,201.32 
400,000.00 
148,691.11 

Z.  C.  M.  I  • 

Zions  Savings  Bk.  &  T.  Co. 

P.  Preferred.     C.  Common  Stock. 


THE  NEW  BISHOPRIC  BUILDING 

Designed  for  ecclesiastical  offices  by  the  Mormon  Church. 


O.  T.  SAMPSON'S  APARTMENT  HOUSE 

One  of    Salt  Lake's    numerous    apartment    houses,    which   range    in  cost  of 
erection  from  $25,000  to  $200,000. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  93 

Investments  and  Buildings. 

The  era  for  substantial  investments  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
particularly  in  buildings  of  various  designs  and  descriptions,  is 
&  topic  of  universal  interest  both  in  and  out  of  our  city,  and  In 
this  respect  the  last  few  years  have  been  in  this  regard  unpre- 
cidented  in  its  history.  When  and  where  is1  such  an  activity  seen 
as  demonstrated  in  our  midst  at  the  present  time?  Do  not  these 
undertakings  go  to  show  that  our  moneyed  men  have  an  open  eye 
and  are  looking  with  keen  observation  upon  the  outlook  for  our 
city?  The  words  uttered  over  half  a  century  ago  by  the  found- 
ers of  our  commonwealth,  that  spoke  of  the  coming  city,  have 
surely  their  realization  within  our  own  view  of  today.  In  what- 
ever quarter  of  the  city  one  may  visit  will  be  found  new  build- 
ings, either  completed  or  under  construction;  this  includes  new 
residences,  apartment  houses,  office  buildings,  storage  houses, 
school  and  church  edifices-,  railroad  depots,  machine  shops,  fac- 
tories, etc. 

Notwithstanding  this  activity  the  city  is  not  experiencing  a 
building  boom,  in  a  speculative  sense,  nor  is  this  activity  creat- 
ing any  excitement  in  the  community,  or  used  to  induce  specula- 
tive investment  from  outside  capital;  rather  is  this  activity  ob- 
served to  be  based  on  a  conservative  and  well  calculated  ground, 
precisely  as  the  architect's  plan  is  detailed  with  all  particularity 
beforehand  for  the  erection  of  the  structure  it  is  designed  for; 
thus,  every  house  that  is  seen  under  construction  is  built  for  im- 
mediate use  and  demand.  It  is  also  a  noticeable  fact  that  rentals- 
for  premises  show  no  sign  of  diminishing  in  price,  while  the 
ready  demands  for  occupation  give  in  some  instances  the  sugges- 
tion of  a  raise  in  rates. 

The  few  illustrations  which  represent  some  of  our  new  build- 
ings, with  this  article,  are  by  no  means  superior  in  designs  and 
dimensions  to  other  structures  which  have  been  projected  or  are 
planned  for  construction.  To  present  the  volume  of  activity  of 
ouir  building  ventures  for  the  period  1906-07.  the  following 
facts  and  figures  speak  for  themselves :  Building  permits  issued 
by  the  building  inspector  for  1906  numbered  636,  and  for  1907, 
591  ;  while  the  permits  issued  during  the  first  six  months  of  the 
year  1908,  up  to  July  1,  were  534.  Not  only  do  these  figures 
represent  investments  made  by  our  resident  citizens  alone,  but 
a  good  portion  represent  non-residents,  those  who  reside  in  va- 
rious parts  of  the  country.  Among  the  heaviest  investments  on 
record  in  this  respect  to  be  mentioned  is  done  by  the  following 
citizens  and  corporations: 


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New  Railroad  Terminals. 

Estimated  cost. 

Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Ry.  station .$    750,000.00 

Oregon  Short  Line  Ry.  station . .  • 800,000.00 

Office  and  Business  Blocks. 

Samuel  Newhouse,  Newhouse  block  (11  stories) $1,000,000.00 

Samuel  Newhouse,  Boston  block   (11  stories) 1,000,000.00 

Mrs.  Mary  Judge,  Judge  building  .(7  stories) 400,000.00 

Utah  Savings  &  Trust  Co.,  bank  building  (7  stories) .  200,000.00 

Halloran,  W.  J 40,000.00 

Thompson  &  Murdock   240,000.00 

Bransford,  J.  S 50,000.00 

Callaway,  Hoock  &  Francis  50,000.00 

D.  H.  Peery  estate 65,000.00 

Fred  A.  Wey 30,000.00 

Sherwood  block 80,000.00 

S.  D.  Evans 50,000.00 

W.  H.  Mclntyre,  (7  stories) 200,000.00 

W.  S.  McCornick  &  Co.  (annex)    50,000.00 

Exclusive  Mercantile  Stores  and  Warehouses 

I.  X.  L.  Furniture  company $  500,000.00 

Paris  Millinery  company   85,000.00 

Walker  Bros.  Dry  Goods  (annex) 60,000.00 

Crane  Co.  of  Chicago • 160,000.00 

Utah  Implement  &  Vehicle  company 90,000.00 

0.  J.  Salisbury  company 75,000.00 

James  E.  Jennings  &  Dr.  Worthington   50,000.00 

Public  and  Co-Operative  Institutions. 
Buildings,  Reconstructions  and  Improvements. 

The  public  improvements,  municipal,  for  1906  were.  .$  865,477.92 

The  public  improvements,  municipal,  for  1907 1,200,000.00 

Oregon  Short  Line  passenger  station,  freight  depots 

and  yards  3,500,000.00 

Utah  Light  and  Ry.  company,  reconstructions  and 

improvements  of  system  3,500,000.00 

Bell  Telephone  company 350,000.00 

Independent  Telephone  company • 100,000.00 

Salt  Lake  public  service  -. 2,000,000.00 

Utah  State  Fair  association  .  20,000.00 


96  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 

Mechanical  and  Manufacturing  Establishments. 

Buildings,  improvements  and  plants: 

Utah  Gas  and  Coke  company • $1,500,000.00 

Silver  Bros.  Iron  Works  company 400,000.00 

Salt  Lake  Brewery  company   250,000.00 

McDonald  Candy  company 73,000.00 

Hewlett  Bros,  company 25,000.000 

Sweet  Candy  company 75,000.00 

Palace  Laundry 20,000.00 

The  Ensign  Knitting  company 50,000.00 

Salt  Lake  Mattress  &  Mfg.  Co 15,000.00 

Utah  Ice  company  45,000.00 

Salt  Lake  Knitting  Works   100,000.00 

The  Royal  Baking  company 10,000.00 

Intermountain  Milling  company   50,000.00 

The  Salt  Lake  Tribune  Pub.  Co.  bldg 90,000.00 

The  Salt  Lake  Tribune  Pub.  Co.  plant 72,000.00 

The  Salt  Lake  Tribune  Pub.  Co.  light  and  power. . . .  75,000.00 

New  Hotels  and  Apartment  Houses. 

Metropole  hotel  (Knox  &  Holmes)   • $  150,000.00 

New  York  hotel 65,000.00 

Cullen  hotel,  annex  and  alterations  220,000.00 

Southern  hotel 20,000.00 

Colonial  hotel   • 30,000.00 

S.  L.  Security  and  Trust  Co.,  apartment  house 185,000.00 

T.  H.  Fitzgerald,  apartment  house   100,000.00 

0.  T.  Sampson,  apartment  house  • 40,000.00 

George  Canning,  apartment  house  35,000.00 

Covey  Bros.,  apartment  house  125,000.00 

Telluride  Realty  Co.,  apartment  house 150,000.00 

Mutual  Realty  Co.,  apartment  house  150,000.00 

Willfley,  J.  M.,  apartment  house 85,000.00 

J.  W.  Carpenter,  dormatory  U.  of  U 45,000.00 

H.  L.  Finch  &  Co.,  apartment  house • 72,000.00 

N.  P.  Cummings,  apartments 50,000.00 

N.  M.  Hamilton,  apartments 50,000.00 

David  Smith,  apartments 50,000.00 

S.  L.  Security  and  Trust  Co.,  apartments 45,000.00 

S.  L.  Security  &  Trust  Co.,  apartments.  .  • 50,000.00 

Fred  Stauffer,  apartments   45,000.00 

Frank  C.  Brown  35,000.00 

Chas.  B.  Felt    20,000.00 

Dr.  D.  G.  Treem  (Los  Angeles)    •  30,000.00 

A.  Richter,  real  estate   104,000.00 

John  Sharp    25,000.00 

P.  Mulroney 30,000.00 


SALT    LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND    PRESENT.  97 

New  Church  Edifices  and  Chapels. 

Catholic,  St.  Mary's  cathedral   $  350,000.00 

Presbyterian  church    190,000.00 

First  Methodist  church  85,000.00 

African  Methodist  church 10,000.00 

Westminster  College  church 20,000.00 

Emmanuel  Baptist  church 60,000.00 

Liberty  Park  Methodist  church  10,000.00 

Danish  Methodist  church • 4,500.00 

Mormon  church,  chapel,  17th  ward  26,000.00 

Mormon  church,  chapel,  2d  ward 23,000.00 

Mormon  church,  chapel,  Liberty  ward 13,000.00 

Mormon  church,  24th  ward 15,000.00 

Mormon  church,  administration  building 110,000.00 

Mormon  church,  chapels,  12th  and  13th  wards 35,000.00 

(See  also  "Investments  for  Schools1  and  Educational  Institu- 
tions" in  other  parts  of  this  publication). 

Amusement  Houses  and  Resorts. 

Ensign  Amusement  Co.,  dance  hall  . . .  • $  40,000.00 

The  Ingersoll  &  Salt  Palace  Am't.  Co.,  inc 35,000.00 

Saltair  Beach   Co.,  improvements 75,000.00 

Wandamere  resort 130,000.00 

Lagoon  Summer  resort 40,000.00 


Erection  of  Present  Business  Structures. 

The  time  has  passed  in  Salt  Lake  City  when  the  erection  of 
a  business  structure  was  limited  to  one,  two,  or  three  stories  in 
elevation,  which  once  was  considered  ample  for  all  purposes  re- 
quired even  by  the  most  prominent  business  institutions  in  the 
community,  and  it  was  not  until  late  in  the  '80s  that  there  was 
seen  in  Salt  Lake  City  any  public  or  private  business  block,  that 
went  beyond  this  limit.  After  that  time  a  few  buildings-  com- 
menced to  loom  up  beyond  the  previous  architectural  plans  and 
with  the  opening  of  the  twentieth  century  Salt  Lake  possessed  a 
comparatively  few  buildings  that  reached  an  elevation  of  six  or 
seven  stories.  Well,  our  conservative  business1  men  do  not  be- 
lieve in  building  structures  for  ornament  only;  as  a  rule  they 
have  been  and  are  being  erected  according  to  the  conditions  and 
requirements  at  the  particular  time,  with  a  view  to  early  and 
profitable  return  on  the  capital  invested.  These  calculations 
have  been  of  great  benefit  to  the  city  in  preserving  its1  good  name 
and  characteristic  business  method,  in  having  firm  and  solid 
ground  upon  which  rest  its  structural  undertakings.  On  the 
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on  a  mere  speculative  plan,  with  a  showing  of  empty  business 
blocks  and  unoccupied  residence  houses  waiting  for  tenants,  it 
would  have  been  most  detrimental  to  our  interests,  by  which  the 
good  name  of  our  city  and  its  conservative  record  would  have  re- 
ceived a  decided  backset.  This  is  why  Salt  Lakers'  did  not  erect 
the  business  structures  of  today  ten  or  twenty  years  ago ;  but  the 
great  buildings,  even  to  the  "sky-scrapers,"  are  plainly  in  evi- 
dence now,  having  come  in  their  day  and  come  to  stay. 


Railroads  and  Traffic. 

This  important  and  necessary  factor  for  the  development 
and  advancements  of  our  industrial  and  commercial  interests 
is  here  in  great  array.  Notwithstanding  the  railroads'  facilites 
which  connect  us  with  the  east  and  west,  the  north  and  south, 
and  furnish  facilites  for  all  our  importations  and  exports,  yet  it 
is  a  subject  for  still  further  exploiting,  as  the  continued  growth 
of  our  industry  and  development  demand  increased  facility  for 
transportation  from  and  to. 

It  is  over  a  third  of  a  century  since  the  first  railroad  en- 
tered this  city,  which  was  promoted  by  Brigham  Young  and  the 
Mormon  people,  who  built,  owned  and  operated  the  old  Utah  Cen- 
tral and  its  extensions  (now  a  part  of  the  Oregon  Short  Line 
system).  Since  that  time  the  Union  Pacific,  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande  and  San  Pedro  and  Los  Angeles  have  made  their  advent, 
together  with  several  systems  within  the  state.  The  traffic 
on  these  roads  on  the  incoming  and  outgoing  trains,  evidence  the 
fact  that  we  are  giving  the  railroads  a  full  quota  of  patron- 
age, such  as  often  taxes  their  entire  capacity.  The  activity  at 
our  railroad  stations  is  the  very  first  index  of  our  industry  that 
meets  the  eye  of  the  stranger  who  arrives  at  our  gates.  Should 
the  different  stations  of  these  roads  be  consolidated  into  a  union 
station,  it  would  then  represent  a  still  grander  forepost  of  a 
busy  quarter  of  the  city;  as  it  is,  we  have  the  luxury  of  several 
stations.  Two  of  the  finest  passenger  depots  (in  architectural 
design)  are  under  construction  by  the  Oregon  Short  Line  and  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  railroads.  This,  with  many  other  im- 
provements, to  their  respective  systems,  which  involves  several 
millions  of  dollars,  are  also  a  noticeable  sign  of  the  way  they 
regard  our  city  and  its'  progressive  situation. 

As  the  floating  population  of  Salt  Lake  City  reaches  from 
300,000  to  500.000  annually,  it  will  be  readily  understood  that 
the  railroads  are  taking  sfepf«  to  meet  the  situation  by  prepar- 
ing adequate  accommodations  for  its  numerous  passengers-  and 
to  meet  popular  requirements.  The  following  is  a  description  of 
the  new  passenger  depot  of  the  Oregon  Short  Line,  which  is 
under  construction  and  which  will  explain  the  important  feat- 
ures of  this  magnificent  terminus  of  said  line  which  will  be 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  101 

used  as  a  union  passenger  station  for  the  Oregon  Short  Line  and 
also  the  San  Pedro  Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake  railroad. 


New  Union  Passenger  Station. 

Total  length  of  building  is  386  feet,  width  100  feet.  The 
building  is  to  be  used  jointly  by  the  Oregon  Short  Line  Railroad 
and  the  San  Pedro  Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake  railroad.  It  eon- 
tains  a  large,  general  waiting  room  60  x  130  feet  and  small, 
separate  waiting  rooms  for  men  and  women.  Besides  this  the 
building  contains  a  lunch  room,  emergency  hospital,  baggage  and 
express  rooms  and  offices  for  the  officials  of  the  two  roads. 

Estimated  cost  of  depot  as  constructed  at  present  is  $300,- 
000.  When  umbrella  sheds  and  platforms'  are  added,  the  total 
cost  will  approximate  $500,000. 

The  style  of  architecture  is  of  the  early  French  rennaisance. 
Building  will  be  completed  by  July,  1909. 

By  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  railroad,  Salt  Lake  City,  is 
assured  a  passenger  station,  which  in  all  respects  will  be  a  credit 
to  its  owner,  and  in  description  as'  well  as  architectural  design, 
will  match  any  in  our  western  states.  Its  construction,  which  is 
under  progress,  is  already  giving  evidence  of  its  large  dimen- 
sions. 

Besides  the  three  main  railroads  already  mentioned,  Salt 
Lake  is  also  the  terminus  of  several  local  roads,  namely,  the  Salt 
Lake  &  Ogden,  the  Salt  Lake  &  Los  Angeles  and  the  Salt  Lake 
&  Mercur.  Assurance  of  other  roads  coming  into  Salt  Lake 
is  the  Moffat  road,  the  new  short  Line  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake, 
and  what  is  beyond  question  its  continuation,  and  the  Western 
Pacific  to  San  Francisco. 

As  to  the  advantages  the  state  offers  for  the  exploitation  of 
new  lines,  the  wonderful  mineral  resources  yet  undeveloped  for 
lack  of  transportation  facilities,  would  be  sufficient  in  the  way 
of  inducement.  But  there  are  stock,  sheep  and  agricultural  in- 
terest that  would  also  be  stimulated  by  new  railroads,  leaving 
unmentioned  the  waste  and  unlimited  deposits  of  our  coal  belts1, 
which  would  require  every  available  road  that  could  be  operated 
to  handle  this  output  from  the  coal  fields  which  are  lying  ir'le 
from  lack  of  transportation.  That  Salt  Lake  City  is  a  natural 
railroad  center  and  destined  to  become  a  great  one  is  evidenced 
by  also  its  geographical  situation.  The  rapid  growth  and  de- 
velopments of  surrounding  states,  the  fast  increase  in  population 
of  our  western  country,  with  many  other  factors,  point  to  the 
absolute  demands  for  transportation  and  railroad  Facilities  in  all 
directions,  which  certainly  will  make  for  Salt  Lake's  greatness 
and  increased  importance. 


The  Old  Rig: — Grandpa:  "Sure,  I'll  get  there  some  time.     Get  up!     Gee! 

OUR  GRANDFATHER'S  STYLE  OF  TRAVELING,  WHEN  TAKING  THE  SAFE  ROAD 


The  New  Rig — Sports: — "Sure,  we  will  get  there  in  no  time.     Don't  it  fly?" 
Surprised  Old  Timer: — Gosh  me!  who  ever  dreamed  of  ever  seeing  that  kind  of  a 
monster?     Poor  fellows,  if  that  will  never  stop.     Oh  my!" 


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Salt  Lake  City's  Past  and  Present  Street  Car  System. 

It  is  within  the  recollection  of  many  of  our  ''old  time  citi- 
zens" when  the  first  appearance  of  a  street  car  service  in  Salt 
Lake  City  began  its  operations,  which  was  conducted  with  a  span 
of  mules,  which  for  a  number  of  years  faithfully  pulled  the  cars 
through  the  principal  streets  of  the  city  at  a  speed  of  20  to  60 
minutes  to  the  mile,  according  to  the  condition  of  the  weather 
and  with  prospects  of  being  stuck  at  the  half-ways  on  the  road, 
when  it  happened  to  be  snow-bound  in  the  winter  season,  giving 
the  passengers  a  choice  of  wading  the  balance  of  the  way  through 
the  snow-drifts  to  their  places  of  destination  or  lay  over  until 
the  road  could  be  cleared.  Schedule  time  in  those  days  was  kept 
by  the  street  cars  as  correctly  as  a  time-piece  would  without  a 
dial,  and  all  these  accommodations  to  pedestrians  could  be  taken 
advantage  of  at  the  nominal  cost  of  10  cents  for  a  fare,  whether 
the  journey  was  a  block  or  a  mile  long.  Transfers,  of  course, 
could  be  had  by  parting  with  another  dime,  when  arriving  at  the 
terminus,  commonly  known  as  Godbe's  corner,  intersection  of 
Main  and  First  South  streets.  These  small  dimes  which  were 
handed  the  conductors  of  this  railroad  system  of  course  material- 
ly helped  to  keep  the  mules  alive  and  the  wheels  of  the  cars  well 
greased  in  order  to  increase  the  speed. 

Such  was  our  street  car  service  in  the  former  days,  and  no 
one  had  a  license  to  swear  or  kick  except  the  conductor  and  his 
mules,  respectively.  To  relieve  the  animals,  which  naturally 
grew  old  and  needed  rest  from  life's  hardships,  and  also  the 
pedestrians  from  a  worn-out  patience,  the  installation  of  an  elec- 
tric system  came  as  a  rescue.  This  modern  convenience  had  its- 
advent  in  Salt  Lake  City  in  the  year  1889,  and  when  the  first 
electric  car  was  seen  running  along  the  streets  of  Salt  Lake,  it 
was  gazed  upon  with  wonder  and  delight  by  an  appreciative 
public. 

The  progress1  in  this  and  others  of  various  natures  has  rap- 
idly been  introduced  and  welcomed  by  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake, 
who  have  kept  pace  with  the  times  and  thus  found  means  for  up- 
building our  city,  its  industry  and  general  progressiveness.  From 
the  start  the  street  car  system  has  been  a  success  here  and  on 
this  account  the  company  has  been  enabled  to  make  material  im- 
provements from  time  to  time,  in  the  interest  of  comfort  and 
convenience  to  the  public.  It  is  but  recently  the  well  known 
magnate,  Mr.  E.  H.  Harriman,  purchased  a  controlling  interest 
in  the  street  railway,  and  since  this  advent  the  entire  system  has- 
undergone  complete  re-construction  at  an  expenditure  of  $3,- 
500.000.  The  roads  which  now  have  been  supplied  with  new  and 
heavy  rails,  comprise  an  aggregate  length  of  over  a  hundred 
miles  and  is  operated  by  a  force  of  750  employes  with  a  monthly 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


payroll  of  $80,000.  In  its  mammoth  car  barn  can  be  counted 
more  than  a  hundred  electric  cars  used  on  its  various  lines.  Re- 
cently the  company  purchased  the  old  expositon  ground,  contain- 
ing ten  acres  of  land,  formerly  owned  by  the  Utah  State  Fair  as- 
sociation, on  which  the  company  is  now  putting  up  new  buildings 
for  car<-barns,  shops  and  other  structures  required  for  their 
gigantic  plant.  It  has  also  recently  given  orders  for  fifty  new 
cars  of  the  latest  and  best  construction,  to  be  added  to  those  al- 
ready in  use  on  its  lines.  Some  of  these  large  and  handsome  cars 
have  arrived,  and  it  is  needless  to  state  that  for  space  and  capac- 
ity, like  those  of  the  past,  they  will  be  found  to  always  have 
"room  for  one  more." 

With  the  work  of  Mr.  Harriman,  Salt  Lake  is  being  assured 
one  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped  street  car  systems  in  the 
country. 


THE  HISTORICAL  EAGLE  GATE. 

Built  by  Brigham  Young  in  1859.       Reconstructed  in  1891  . 
Entrance  to  City  Creek  Canyon. 


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106  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

Salt  Lake  City's  Banking  Institutions. 

There  is  virtually  no  evidence  more  reliable  to  base  an  esti- 
mate upon,  regarding  the  true  standard  of  industrial  prosperity 
and  general  business  activity  in  a  city  or  community,  than  the 
banking  institutions.  As  the  movements  of  the  pulse  in  the 
human  body  indicate  the  healthfulness  of  the  whole  system,  so 
also  the  operation  of  the  banks  speaks  for  the  conditon  of  the 
business  community.  These  are  facts  and  figures  which  speak 
louder  than  words. 

Salt  Lake  City,  by  virtue  of  its  geographical  location  as  well 
as  many  other  fortunate  circumstances  which  the  hand  of  Provi- 
dence and  men  have  combined  in  compassing,  is  a  wonder ;  out  of 
this  once  barren  spot  among  the  valleys1  of  the  Rocky  mountains 
it  has  become  a  city  destined  to  be  the  brightest  star  among  all 
its  rivals  in  this  part  of  the  country.  From  the  laying  of  its 
corner  stone  it  has  day  by  day  and  year  by  year  experienced  in 
its  onward  moves  constant  addition  to  and  increase  of  all  its 
volumes  of  business,  commerce  and  industry.  For  proof  of  these 
facts  let  us  compare  its  yearly  banking  accounts  of  the  past  few 
years  as1  furnished  by  the  Clearing  House  of  this  city  as  follows: 

1903,  $156,455,107.97;  1904,  $157,256,725.96;  1905,  $211,597,- 
739.59;  1906,  $288,  334,  386.35;  1907,  $297,577,300.18. 

That  the  banking  business  of  Salt  Lake  City  is  built  on  a 
solid  and  reliable  foundation  is  evidenced  by  its  many  years  of 
existence,  the  popular  confidence  gained  and  the  increasing  pat- 
ronage of  the  public.  It  was  through  the  conservative  and  care- 
ful management  by  the  heads'  of  these  institutions  during  the 
by-gone  years  when  our  country  was  experiencing  the  general 
financial  depression  of  the  world  and  bank  failures  and  assign- 
ments by  large  business  houses  were  daily  reported  in  the  col- 
umns- of  the  papers  of  our  country,  and  anxiety  for  a  general 
panic  was  felt  in  every  city  and  hamlet,  that  we  escaped.  Fear 
and  consternation  prevailed  among  people  who  by  years  of  toil 
and  saving  had  accumulated  their  means  for  future  needs ;  they 
felt  as  if  facing  the  peril  of  financial  destruction.  But  calm  and 
passive  the  banks  of  Salt  Lake  City  stood  the  test  and  none  of 
their  doors  had  to  or  did  close.  Each  of  our  banks  was  ready  and 
prepared  to  meet  a  run,  but  no  undue  fear  or  action  to  withdraw 
occurred.  This  enviable  record  is  given  the  highest  credit  and 
esteem  in  the  business  world  and  it  properly  belongs  to  the  banks 
and  bankers  of  our  city. 

Prominent  among  Salt  Lake  City  banking  houses  are : 

Walker  Bros.,  Bank,  established  in  1859,  M.  H.  Walker,  pres- 
ident. 

Deseret  National  bank,  established  1872,  Lewis  S.  Hills,  pres- 
ident. 


REPRESENTATIVE  HEADS  OF  SOME    OF  SALT  LAKE'S   PROGRESSIVE 

BANKING  HOUSES. 

Heber  M.  Wells,  Matthew  H.  Walker, 

Mgr.  Utah  Savings  and  Trust  Co.  President  Walker  Bros.'  Bank. 

W.  S.  McCornick, 
President  McCornick  &  Go's  Bank. 

P.  W.  Madsen,  W.  J.  Halloran, 

President  Western  Loan  &  Savings  Co.  President  Merchants  Bank. 


108  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

McCornick  &  Company's  bank,  established  1873,  W.  S.  Mc- 
Cornick,  president. 

The  Commercial  National  bank,  established  1889,  J.  E.  Cos- 
griff,  president. 

The  National  Bank  of  the  Republic,  established  1890,  Prank 
Knox,  president. 

State  Bank  of  Utah,  established  1890,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  presi- 
dent. 

Utah  National  bank,  established  1890,  Anthon  II.  Lund,  pres- 
ident. 

Zion's  Saving  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  established  1873, 
Joseph  F.  Smith,  president. 

Utah  Savings  &  Trust  Company,  established  1888,  W.  S.  Mc- 
Cornick, president;  Heber  M.  "Wells,  manager. 

Deseret  Savings  bank,  established  1889,  "W.  W.  Riter,  presi- 
dent. 

Utah  Commercial  and  Savings  Bank,  established  1889,  F.  W. 
Armstrong,  president. 

Salt  Lake  Security  &  Trust  Company,  established  1886,  F.  E. 
McGurrin,  president. 

Western  Loan  &  Savings  company,  established  1892,  P.  W. 
Madsen,  president. 

Merchants  Bank,  established  1908,  "W:  J.  Halloran,  president. 


Federal  Building  and  Postoffice. 

Our  city  has  been  given  one  of  the  finest  of  Federal  buildings 
that  could  be  had,  in  recognition  and  appreciation  of  the  con- 
stantly increasing  volume  of  industry  and  commerce  carried  on 
in  the  community.  The  well  known  and  highly  respected  "Uncle 
Sam"  permitted  or  ordered  that  half  a  million  dollars  should  be 
withdrawn  from  his  treasury  vaults  for  the  mutual  advantage  of 
himself  and  the  inhabitants  of  Salt  Lake,  for  the  erection  of  a 
Federal  building.  Of  course  the  gift  was  received  with  appre- 
ciation, and  in  return  for  the  compliment  the  Salt  Lakers  agreed 
to  give  him  an  unlimited  share  of  their  patronage,  such  as  would 
insure  to  his  employees  busy  hours  and  prevent  any  possibility 
of  bankruptcy  to  his  line  of  business.  Very  well ;  Salt  Lake  has 
received  a  building  which  in  all  respects  is  a  credit  to  the  times 
and  our  situation.  That  our  postoffice  has  been  well  patronized 
and  its  business  transactions  have  kept  pace  with  the  growth  of 
the  city  and  state,  is  readily  seen  from  the  following  table,  which 
with  the  few  figures  that  are  here  represented,  speak  a  volume 
in  the  interest  of  our  city  and  state : 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


$109,681.00 

Increase 

115,771-90 

$  6,090.90 

127,523.72 

11,751.82 

146,222.74 

18,699.02 

164,439.60 

18,216.86 

185,465.17 

21,025.57 

197,049.77 

11,584.60 

215,868.36 

18,818.59 

246,119.63 

30,251.27 

280,472.98 

34,352.35 

Receipts  of  the  postoffice  for  the  past  ten  vears : 

1898 

1899 

1900   

1901 

1902 

1903    

1904  

1905 

1906   . . 

1907 

Other  items  of  our  postal  system  are  also  of  interest,  as  fol- 
lows: 

The  postoffice  receives  daily  40  mails  and  dispatches1  daily 
the  same  number.  It  has  in  the  city  24  sub-stations.  Its  em- 
ployees number  74  clerks,  68  carriers,  4  special  messengers,  7 
rural  carriers,  and  19  station  clerks. 

Roster  of  Salt  Lake's  postmasters  from  the  beginning.  The 
earliest  records  show  it  as  Salt  Lake,  California  Territory ;  name 
of  postoffice  changed  to  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  with  following 
appointments  of  postmasters:  Joseph  L.  Hay  wood,  January 
18,  1849;  Willard  Richards,  August  9,  1850;  Elias  Smith, 
May  15,  1854;  William  Bell,  September  8,  1885;  Elias  Smith, 
August  16,  1856;  Hiram  F.  Morrell,  October  28,  1856;  Wil- 
liam Bell,  March  28,  1861;  Thomas  B.  H.  Stenhouse,  April  12, 
1862 ;  Nathan  Stein,  April  10,  1866 ;  Anthony  W.  Street,  March  21, 
1867;  John  M.  Moore,  December  1,  1869;  John  T.  Lynch,  Novem- 
ber 26,  1877;  William  C.  Brown,  January  13,  1886;  Caleb  R.  Bar- 
ratt,  March  25,  1887 ;  Irving  A.  Benton,  May  7,  1890 ;  Albert  H. 
Nash,  November  10,  1892 ;  Caleb  R,  Barratt,  April  1,  1895 ;  Arthur 
L.  Thomas,  January  7,  1898. 


Salt  Lake's  Financial  Situation. 

When  compared  with  the  financial  showing  of  other  cities1  of 
similar  proportions  the  monetary  mercury  of  Salt  Lake  City's 
business  thermometer  is  shown  to  have  raised  to  an  equal  or  even 
higher  temperature  in  many  instances.  These  facts  indicate  the 
sound  and  conservative  management  obtaining  in  all  departments 
of  public  and  private  concern.  The  financial  situation  of  this 
city  will  be  better  estimated  by  the  reader  when  the  following 
figures  are  perused  and  taken  into  consideration  in  connection 
with  other  statements  on  previous  and  following  pages  of  this 
work: 

At  the  close  of  the  year,  January  31,  1907,  the  records  of  our 
municipal  affairs  showed  a  bonded  indebtedness  of  $3,798,000. 

Revenues  received  from  all  sources  of  its  income  were  $1,- 
136,135.51  for  the  year  1907. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 


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Assets,  including  valuation  of  our  municipal  properties  was 
$11,277,713.89. 

Assessed  valuation  of  Salt  Lake's  real  and  personal  proper- 
ties  for  1907  was  $46,961,981. 

The  tax  levy  on  city  property  for  1907  amounted  to  $610,- 
505.75. 


Banking  and  Other  Accounts. 

Bank  clearance  for  1907  was  $297,577,300.18.  Total  de- 
posits in  banks  at  the  close  of  1908,  $34,695,384.51. 

Other  items:  wholesale  and  jobbing  trade  for  the  past  five 
years,  give  also  evidence  of  a  steady  growth  of  our  business  ca- 
pacity, as  seen  from  the  following  figures: 

Jobbing  trade  for  1903 $36,337,500 

Jobbing  trade  for  1904 41,691,000 

Jobbing  trade  for  1905 42,500,000 

Jobbing  trade  for  1906 49,500,000 

Jobbing  trade  for  1907 54,282,500 

Salt  Lake  stock  exchange,  sales  of  stocks  1897-1908,  $42,390,976.20 


SALT  LAKE  CITY  IN   1868. 
Looking  northwest  from  the  old  City  Hall. 


A  FEW  OP  BRIGHAM  STREET'S  HANDSOME   RESIDENCES. 
Homes  of  D.  C.  Jackling,  Hon.  M.  H.  Walker  and  ex-Senator  Thomas  Kearns. 


114  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND  PRESENT. 

Summary  of  Facts  Regarding  Salt  Lake  City. 


What  it  possesses: 

An  unexcelled  climate  for  each  season  the  year  round. 

An  area  covering  51  1-4  square  miles. 

A  population  of  112,345  inhabitants. 

A  splendid  water  works  system,  owned  by  the  taxpayers. 

A  school  population  of  over  20,000. 

A  public  school  system  of  up-to-date  standard  schools  and 
school  property  (private  and  public)  exceeding  $4,000,000  in 
value. 

Numerous  church  edifices  with  a  combined  valuation  of  $10,- 
000,000. 

An  assessed  city  valuation  (1907)  of  $46,961,918. 

A  bank  clearing  record  (1907)  of  $292,158,323.61. 

Public  improvements  of  metropolitan  type. 

A  steady  rebuilding  of  the  business  quarter. 

Improvement  in  and  reconstructing  the  street  car  system. 

Activity  in  erecting  new  railroad  stations. 

Progress  in  extending  public  improvements. 

A  moving  organization  for  enlarging  trade  and  commerce. 

A  moving  organization  for  establishing  enterprises. 

A  city  of  many  moves  and  wonderful  gains. 

Among  our  resources  and  aids  are : 

A  geographical  position  for  a  great  metropolitan  city. 

Inestimable  wealth  of  natural  resources  at  our  door. 

Inducements  for  new  enterprises. 

A  city  of  grand  opportunities. 

A  choice  spot  for  home-seekers. 

A  sanitarium  for  many  ills. 

Lowest  death  rate  of  any  of  the  large  cities- — only  nine  per 
thousand. 

Excellent  railroad  facilities  to  points  both  far  and  near. 

Good  local  and  export  markets  for  the  products  of  our  in- 
dustry. 

A  growing  revenue  from  surrounding  countries  and  states. 

A  busy  community  and  a  prosperous  state. 

Steam,  water  and  electric  power  for  all  purposes  needed. 

Unlimited  supply  of  building  materials. 

Resources  and  facilities  for  manufacturing  establishments. 

A  vast  field  for  new  enterprises  and  the  greater  development 
of  city  and  state. 

Demands  for  greater  capacity  of  our  home  industries. 

And  many  other  evidences  of  a  growing  city. 


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COMMERCIAL  ORGANIZATIONS. 

J.  G .  McDonald  W .  J .  Halloran . 

O .  H .  Hewlett.  Edw.  F .  Colborn . 


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Hospitals  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Salt  Lake  is  well  provided  with  facilities  for  administering  to 
the  needs  of  the  sick  and  injured,  as  it  enjoys  the  benefits  ol 
three  large  general  hospitals,  besides  several  private  institutions 
which  in  every  respect  are  up-to-date  in  efficiency  and  treatment. 
Salt  Lake  give  peculiar  advantages  to  this  class  of  institutions, 
being  favored  with  a  mild  climate,  and  a  general  atmosphere  that 
is  unexcelled  for  the  treatment  of  disease.  For  this  reason  it  is 
reasonable  to  predict  that  the  Salt  Lake  hospitals  will  extend  their 
field  to  bounds  that  but  few  at  present  anticipate. 
St.  Mark's  Hospital. 

The  St.  Mark's  hospital,  which  is  the  oldest  institution  of 
the  kind  in  the  city,  was  established  in  1869  by  Bishop  Tuttle  oi 
the  Episcopal  church.  This  also  entitles  it  to  the  distinction  of 
being  the  oldest  hospital  in  the  inter-mountain  region.  It  was 
formerly  located  at  Fourth  South  and  Fifth  East  streets,  but  was 
moved  several  years  ago  to  its  present  quarters,  on  Second  West, 
between  Seventh  North  and  Eighth  North  streets,  near  the  Warm 
Springs. 


Holy  Cross  Hospital. 

The  Holy  Cross  hospital,  conducted  under  the  direction  ot 
the  Catholic  church,  is  located  on  First  South,  between  Tenth 
East  and  Eleventh  East  streets,  where  it  occupies  a  commanding 
position  near  the  center  of  the  block.  The  large  two  and  three- 
story  building  stands  on  a  slight  elevation,  as  the  well-kept  lawn 
covered  with  an  excellent  growth  of  trees,  slopes  gently  in  all 
directions. 


118  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

Latter-day  Saints  Hospital. 

The  Dr.  W.  H.  Groves  Latter-day  Saints  hospital  came  into 
-existence  through  the  gift  of  the  late  Dr.  Groves,  who  bequeathed 
his  property,  from  which  $50,000  was  realized,  for  is  construc- 
tion. This  sum  was  increased  by  a  contribution  from  the  Lalter- 
-day  Saints  church  and  by  donations  from  individuals  until  it 
-amounted  to  more  than  $215,000,  and  ihe  present  modern  hospital 
is  the  result. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  each  of  these  hospitals  has  an 
efficient  staff  of  physicians  which  is  attending  to  all  cases  of  af- 
flictions, and  many  serious  and  difficult  operations  have  been 
performed  by  Salt  Lake's  surgeons,  which  have  attracted  atten- 
tion of  the  Medical  fraternity  of  our  country. 


The  Press. 

In  connection  with  industry  and  commerce,  the  press,  as  a 
-matter  of  fact,  is  an  all-powerful  factor.  Like  an  individual,  the 
-press  has  its  developed  thoughts  and  opinions,  which  it  fixes  on 
matters  of  various  concern.  To  our  local  press  is  due  a  great 
deal  of  credit  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  city,  its  industries  and  com- 
merce, in  fact  the  accomplishment  of  every  public  undertaking 
--and  the  promotion  of  the  general  welfare  of  the  community. 

Salt  Lake  City  is  possessed  of  five  daily  newspapers  and  a 
number  of  other  publications,  issued  at  weekly  or  other  periodi- 
•cal  times.  The  keynote  of  all  is  the  upbuilding  and  advancement 
of  "Greater  Salt  Lake."  Following  are  the  dailies: 

The  Deseret  Evening  News,  established  1850. 

Salt  Lake  Tribune,  established  1870. 

Salt  Lake  Herald,  established  1870. 

Salt  Lake  Telegram,  established  1902. 

The  Inter-Mountain  Republican,  established  1906. 

Following  are  some  of  Salt  Lake's  early  day  publications: 
1858 — The  Valley  Tan,  weekly,  Kirk  Anderson  editor. 
1863-67— Daily  Union  Vidette,  Daniel  McLaughlin  editor. 
1864-69— Salt  Lake  Daily  Telegraph,  T.  B.  H.  Stenhouse  editor. 
1873_Utah  Mining  Gazette,  F.  T.  Ferris,  editor. 
1876-80 — Rocky  Mountain  Christian  Advocate,  Rev.  G.  M.  Pierce 

editor. 

3878 — The  Salt  Lake  Daily  Independent,  G.  W.  Emery  editor. 
1872-73— Utah  Mining  Journal. 

1873 — The  New  Endowment,  daily,  W.  J.  Forbes  editor. 
1885-87 — Evening  Democrat. 
1887-88 — Journal  of  Commerce. 
1891-92—  Salt  Lake  Times,  Wm.  E.  Smythe  editor. 
1888-89— The  Western  Weekly,  G.  Q.  Coray  editor. 
1895 — The  New  Star,  daily,  S.  A.  Kenner  editor. 


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120  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PKESENT. 

Fort  Douglas. 

This  garrison,  which  is  situated  at  the  foot  of  the  "Wasatch 
range  overlooking  the  city  of  Salt  Lake,  is  a  most  interesting 
spot  with  its  vicinity.  It  is  noted  for  its  attractive  features,  as  also 
the  historical  events  which  attach  to  it. 

On  one  of  the  buildings  occupied  as  headquarters  is  seen  a 
slab  on  the  outside  wall  which  has  the  following  inscription : 

Camp  Douglas. 

Established  October,  1862,  by  General  P.  B.  Connor, 

Comd.  2d  and  3d  Cal.  Vol. 

Rebuilt  in  1875-76  by 

14th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Col.  John  E.  Smith,  Comd. 

Lon.  Ill  degrees  50  minutes,  18.2  seconds  west, 

Lat.  40  degrees  45  minutes  47.47  seconds  north, 

Alt.  4,904  feet. 

The  name  of  General  P.  E.  Connor,  who  founded  and  estab- 
lished this  military  post,  is  well  interwoven  with  the  history  of 
our  state,  and  much  could  be  said  to  his  honor  and  credit  as  a 
military  man  and  otherwise.  Shortly  after  his  arrival  at  Camp 
Douglas  he  went  with  200  troops  to  fight  a  band  of  Shoshone 
Indians,  near  Bear  river,  twelve  miles  north  of  Franklin,  Idaho. 
The  Indians  numbered  over  400.  About  sixteen  soldiers  and 
some  225  Indians  were  killed,  including  the  chiefs  Bearhunter, 
Sagwitch  and  Lehi.  The  savages  were  entirely  defeated.  This 
is  known  as  the  Bear  River  battle. 

In  many  other  conflicts  with  the  Indians  did  Gen.  Connor 
give  proof  of  his  courage  and  ability  to  fight  the  hostile  savages. 

History  also  points  to  Gen.  Connor  as  one  of  the  founders  of 
Utah's  Mining  industry  to  which  he  paid  a  great  deal  of  attention 
and  participated  in  the  first  discovery  of  Utah's  mineral  re- 
sources. 

Gen.  Connor  was  born  in  the  south  of  Ireland,  March  17th, 
1820,  and  died  at  Salt  Lake  City,  December  19th,  1891.  His  re- 
mains were  laid  to  rest  among  the  soldiers  at  the  Fort  Douglas 
cemetery. 

A  great  many  improvements  have  lately  been  made  at  the 
fort  and  more  are  still  planned  in  the  way  of  buildings,  etc.  Three 
new  barracks  have  lately  been  completed  and  writh  an  additional 
expenditure  of  $250,000  for  the  erection  of  three  more  barracks, 
hospital  and  bakery,  the  post  will  have  a  number  of  fine  quarters 
for  each  of  the  companies,  besides  all  other  necessary  conveni- 
ences and  equipments.  At  present  the  15th  infantry,  under  com- 
mand of  Colonel  Walter  S.  Scott,  is  stationed  at  the  post ;  it  in- 
cludes 50  officers  and  778  men.  The  infantry  band,  which  num- 
bers 28  pieces,  gives  an  open  air  concert  on  Sundays  and  every 


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other  day  during  the  week,  which,  with  other  attractions,  draw 
a  large  number  of  visitors  at  suitable  season. 


GEN.  P.  EDWARD  CONNOR. 


FORT  DOUGLAS  IN  GEN.  CONNOR'S  DAYS. 
(Photo  taken  in  1867  by  C.  W.  Carter.) 


122  SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

Scenic   Attractions. 


IT  is  a  well  known  fact  that  Utah  is  the  panoramic  state  of 
the  Union,  the  wonderland  of  the  world,  the  treasure  house  of 
nature. 

Many  are  they  who  have  attempted  to  picture  some  of  her 
rsplendid  landscapes  with  brush  and  pen,  but  the  real  charms  of 
her  nature  must  be  looked  upon  to  appreciate  their  full  grandeur. 
From  the  views  of  her  majestic  mountains  with  their  diadems  of 
glittering  snow  the  year  round  to  the  sparkling  streams  like  sil- 
very belts  that  wind  around  the  feet  of  these  everlasting  hills 
.and  along  precipitious  steps  until  they  find  their  way  to  the  val- 
ley and  the  farms  below,  is  a  rare,  yet  common  experience.  Ro- 
mance dwells  in  these  mountains1  with  their  rocks  and  trees,  the 
dizzy,  awe-inspiring  cliffs  among  which  are  found  thousands  of 
little  nooks  and  dells  where  people  go  in  summer  to  rest  from 
the  turbulent  world  and  its  fervent  heat,  and,  forgetting  their 
•cares  and  anxieties,  renew  their  friendships'  with  nature. 

In  Salt  Lake  City  this  very  scenery  is  almost  at  our  door  and 
"but  one  hour's  ride  will  bring  a  party  into  the  heart  of  these  de- 
lighlful  situations.  Cottonwood  canyons,  Parley's — Emigration, 
.and  City  Creek  canyons — are  all  visited  by  thousands  in  the 
summer  season,  these  either  camping  in  tents  or  having  perma- 
nent summer  habitations  for  their  private  use;  while  her'3  and 
there  are  also  established  resorts  for  public  convenience.  Fish- 
ing, hunting,  bathing  and  numerous  other  sports  are  the  general 
program  for  these  summer  vacations.  Where  is  there  a  city  where 
-such  an  enjoyable  time  can  be  at  once  reached  in  the  hot  summer 
days?  The  pleasant  hours  which  may  be  spent  in  our  mountain 
dells  within  nature's  reposing  parlors  may  be  sung  in  the  follow- 
ing words : 

Our  mountain  home  so  dear, 
Where  crystal  waters  clear 

Flow  ever  free. 
While  thro '  valleys  wide 
The  flowers  on  every  side 

Are  fair  to  see. 

We'll  roam  the  verdant  hills 
And  by  the  sparkling  rills 

Pluck  the  wild  flowers. 
The  fragrance  on  the  air, 
The  landscape  bright  and  fair 
And  sunshine  everywhere 

Make  pleasant  hours. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


Summer  Resorts. 


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A  GLIMPSE  OF  BEAUTIFUL  WANDAMERE. 


Wandamere. 


No  more  fitting  name  than  "Wandamere,"  which  means  a 
beautiful  rural  retreat,  could  be  given  to  this  picturesque  garden 
for  recreation.  It  possesses  all  kinds  of  attractions  for  picnic- 
parties  and  people  who  by  the  thousands  gather  to  the  delight- 
ful park  in  the  summer  season.  Thousands  of  dollars  ha  ye  in. 
late  years  been  spent  to  improve  its  many  features  and  in  the- 
construction  of  all  sorts  of  contrivances  for  sport  and  enjoy- 
ment to  young  and  old. 

The  park  contains  about  64  acres  of  ground,  and  has  a  small 
lake  for  boating  and  other  attractive  features.  It  is  the  pioneer- 
resort  of  our  city  and  was  for  many  years  known  as  Calder's- 
park.  Its  location  is  but  five  miles  southeast  of  the  city  and 
is  reached  by  the  street  cars,  which  pass  through  one  of  the  most 
attractive  parts  of  the  Salt  Lake  valley. 


SALT    LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


THE  SALTAIR  PAVILION. 

Saltair. 

In  visiting  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  which  is  reached  by  rail,  about 
15  miles  west  of  Salt  Lake  City,  the  saltair  bathing  and  sum- 
mer resort  is  the  favorite  place,  which  draws  thousands  of  people 
daily  during  the  summer  season.  Here  the  great  pavilion  is  an 
attraction  which  has1  few  parallels  among  the  most  noted  resorts. 

At  Saltair  is  had  a  magnificent  panoramic  view  of  the  fa- 
mous Great  Salt  Lake  with  its  islands,  the  thousands  of  bathers 
in  the  lake,  the  largest  dancing  pavilion  known,  and  finally  the 
grandest  and  most  picturesque  sunset  ever  seen.  The  magnitude 
and  characteristic  features  of  the  construction  of  the  Saltair  pa- 
vilion may  be  comprehended  from  the  following  description :  The 
pavilion  was  built  by  Salt  Lake  capital  and  Salt  Lake 
workmen.  Style  of  architecture,  Moorish.  Its  construction  com- 
menced Feb.  1,  1893  and  was  completed  June  1,  1893.  Cost  $350,- 
000.  Built  on  the  waters  of  Great  Salt  Lake,  4,000  feet  from 
shore,  and  resting  on  2,500  10-inch  piling.  Total  length  of  build- 
ings, 1,250  feet.  Total  width  of  the  buildings,  335  feet. 
Height  from  water  to  top  of  main  tower,  130  feet.  Size  of  lunch 
and  refreshment  pavilion,  141x252  feet.  Size  of  dancing 
floor,  140x250  feet.  Number  of  bath  bouses.  1,000. 
Number  of  electric  lights,  1,250  incandescent  and  40 
arc,  surmounted  by  one  arc  light  of  2.000  candle  power. 


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At  Lagoon. 

(By  Nels  Forsberg.) 

At  Lagoon  it  is  sunny, 

Clear,  refreshing  and  green ; 
See,  my  own  chosen  bonny, 

What  a  beautiful  scene! 
Lillies  will  I  be  winding 

'Round  thy  fluttering  hair, 
Garlands  will  I  be  binding 

For  my  queen  'moug  the  fair. 

Hear  the  birds '  happy  twitter — 

Sounds  from  bush  and  tree ; 
See  the  waves'  how  they  glitter 

In  the  sunbeams  so  free. 
In  this  park  most  entrancing, 

With  its'  sweet  scenting  air. 
I  will  rove  and  be  dancing 

With  my  queen  'mong  the  fair. 


A  SUNSET  ON  GREAT  SALT  LAKE. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  127 

Liberty  and  Other  Parks. 

Among  the  public  grounds  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Liberty  park 
is  the  largest,  most  prominent  and  most  attractive  for  recreation 
to  the  public  in  the  summer  season.  In  early  days  it  was  the 
property  of  Brigham  Young,  and  was  used  then  for  pastures  and 
other  profitable  purposes.  A  grist  mill  was  built  on  the  ground 
in  1852,  which  building  is  still  preserved  as  an  old  landmark  in 
honor  of  its  famous  owner.  In  1880  the  ground  was  purchased 
from  the  Brigham  Young  estate  by  the  city  for  a  public  park, 
Feramorz  Little  being  mayor  of  the  city  at  the  time  of  this  trans- 
action. "William  Jennings  succeeded  Mr.  Little  in  that  office  and 
during  his  administration  attention  was  given  to  the  improve- 
ment of  the  ground  for  a  public  park.  Mr.  C.  H.  Wilcken  was 
appointed  superintendent  of  the  park  and  Arnold  Schultess,  a 
Swiss  landscape  gardner,  was  employed  at  the  beginning  of  de- 
signing and  improving  the  ground.  Since  then  thousands  of  dol- 
lars have  been  spent  by  our  municipal  administrations  to  make 
the  park  a  most  fitting  and  attractive  spot  for  public  use  and  en- 
joyment. It  contains  110  acres  of  ground  and  js  a  favorite  place 
for  outings  during  the  summer  season.  Celebrations  of  holidays 
and  various  other  gatherings  are  held  in  this  spacious  and  at- 
tractive place.  Held's  military  band  has  for  a  number  of  years 
furnished  instrumental  musical  concerts  on  Sundays  and  holi- 
days for  public  entertainment.  The  park  is  situated  in  the 
southeastern  part  of  the  city.  Its  main  entrance  is  on  Ninth 
South  and  Fifth  East  streets  and  is  reached  by  the  street  cars. 

Of  other  like  places  within  the  city  limits  the  Pioneer  and 
City  Hall  parks  have  great  merit,  and  are  attractive  grounds  for 
walking  and  reposing.  A  great  deal  of  interest  and  attention  is 
given  by  our  public-spirited  citizens  and  the  municipal  adminis- 
tration in  the  way  of  beautifying  the  city  in  every  direction,  and 
for  this  purpose  steps  have  already  been  taken  to  increase  the 
number  of  parks  in  places  where  the  most  attractive  and  inter- 
esting features  can  be  obtained.  In  this  connection  parks  and 
boulevards  are  being  designed  at  places  where  scenic  views  of 
the  city  and  valley  are  unfolded  to  the  gaze.  Our.  broad  and 
handsome  residence  streets  are  fast  appearing  in  a  paved  and 
parked  form,  and  with  these  continuous  improvements  the  city 
is  fast  approaching  an  appearance  that  will  impel  its  admirers  to 
question,  "Why  is  life  so  short? 


TOWNSEND  HOUSE,  OR  CONTINENTAL  HOTEL 

A  Famous  Hotel  in  the  '70s  for  Social  Occasions  as  well  as  a  Hostelry  for 

Tourists  Visiting  Salt  Lake 


A  SCENE  IN  ECHO  CANYON. 

A  Passage  for  the  Pioneers  and  Emigrants  Coming  to  Salt  Lake  Before  the  Advent 
of  Railroads.     About  Fifteen  Miles  East  of  Salt  Lake. 


Some  of  Our  Philanthropists  and  Standard 
Bearers  for  Greater  Salt  Lake 


HILE  actions  speak  louder  than  words,  and  achieve- 
ments climb  higher  than  promises,  it  is  but  natural 
and  generally   proper  that  designs   as  well   as  ac- 
complishments' be  considered.     In  every  case,  honor 
and  credit  are  due  him  who  redeems  his  words  and 
promises  by  actions  and  results;  such    becoming    a    creator    of 
confidence  and  trust,  and  establishing  finally  an  unshaken  faith 
regarding  the  fulfillment  of  undertakings  in  view. 

The  visible  conditions  and  means  that  enwrap  the  City  of 
Salt  Lake  from  its  early  infancy  have  been  an  assurance  to  the  ob- 
serving citizens  that  its  destiny  was  and  is  to  become  a  magnifi- 
cent metropolis,  perhaps  the  greatest  of  the  inter-mountain  re- 
gion. The  historians  have  prophetically  written  its  future,  the 
poets  have  rhymed  its  growing  grandeur  and  the  musical  tones 
of  its  past  and  future  have  been  sung  far  and  wide.  Others  have 
evidenced  their  faith  in  the  coming  events  in  a  more  substantial 
form,  by  actions  as  well  as  words,  and  of  these  it  can  be  said 
they  are  "legion." 

The  Greater  Salt  Lake  is  the  topic  and  key-note  of  the  time. 
The  standard  has  been  unfolded  and  around  it  is  rallying  every 
citizen  whose  heart  beats  warm  for  the  grand  metropolis  that 
is  and  will  be. 

To  turn  to  achievements  made  in  advancement  of  our  city, 
which  mark  its  rapid  growth  in  our  day,  the  citizen  of  Salt  Lake 
takes  pride  in  pointing  to  'the  immense  work  in  this  direction 
which  is  done  and  being  undertaken  by  indviduals  as  well  as  or- 
ganized bodies,  whose  interest  in  our  city  is  thus  manifestod. 
Among  these  it  is  a  pleasure  to  mention  a  few  whose  work  shows 
that  their  eyes  are  viewing  the  future  as  well  as  the  present,  this 
without  design  of  invidiousness  or  at  all  to  the  detriment  of  those 
of  the  grand  army  whom  it  is  impossible  to  mention. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  131 

William  Spry,  Governor. 

If  this  were  to  be  the  narrated  romance  of  a  man's1  career, 
it  might  well  be  entitled,  "From  Stable  Boy  to  Governor,"  but 
since  it  is  merely  an  unromantic,  dispassionate,  and  not  too  ex- 
travagant an  account  of  the  life  of  the  first  citizen  of  the  state, 
the  incident  that  contributed  to  making  William  Spry  a  man 
perfectly  fitted  for  governor,  will  be  recorded  as  interestingly  as 
possible. 

Mr.  William  Spry  recently  took  his  seat  in  the  highest  office 
within  the  gift  of  the  State — that  of  Governor,  to  which  position 
of  trust  and  responsibility  he  was  elected  Nov.  3,  1908,  by  a  de- 
cided plurality.  Of  course,  the  chief  executive  of  a  great  and 
growing  state  is  not  selected  at  random  from  the  masses,  but 
after  due  deliberation,  by  reason  of  his  qualifications  and  iitiioss 
for  the  office.  Under  our  democratic  form  of  government  many 
are  called  and  many  are  chosen,  but  there  is  always  a  discrimi- 
nate sifting  before  any  man  is  placed  upon  the  pedestal  of  public 
trust.  The  most  careful  observation  of  the  private  and  public 
life  of  William  Spry  has  revealed  nothing  that  would  operate 
against  his  fitness  for  the  position  into  which  he  has  just  entered 

William  Spry  was  born  at  Windsor,  Berkshire,  England, 
January  11,  1864.  His  father  made  a  living  at  the  trade  of  tailor- 
ing, and  the  young  man  had  to  be  contented  with  a  limited  edu- 
cation which  he  received  in  the  common  schools,  mostly  before 
the  age  of  11.  The  parents  affiliated  themselves  with  the  church 
of  Latter-Day  Saints,  in  which  faith  William  Spry  was  born  and 
brought  up.  Remaining  in  England,  their  native  home  until  1875, 
the  Spry  family  emigrated  to  Utah,  and  located  at  Salt  Lake  City. 

Naturally,  the  emigrants,  on  arrival  at  their  destination, 
sought  first  to  prepare  a  home  and  to  obtain  means  for  subsist- 
ence, and  no  available  means  are  discarded  at  such  time.  Hence, 
every  opportunity  must  be  taken  advantage  of,  and  every  hand 
had  to  "pull  a  straw  to  the  stack."  William  made  himself  quite 
useful,  seeing  the  necessity,  and  showed  himself  to  be  no  back- 
slider in  the  family  as  a  hustler.  "What  can  I  do  now?"  might 
have  been  his  first  question.  "Well,  try  your  luck  as  a  stable  boy 
and  you  may  be  promoted  later  on,"  was  the  answer;  and  he  did. 
Next,  William  Spry  was  in  the  blacksmith  shop,  manipulating  the 
sledge  hammer,  and  then  turning  his  attention  to  railroading,  he 
secured  a  position,  when  he  must  have  exclaimed,  "Now,  the 
world  is  mine."  If  a  railroad  wouldn't  bring  the  world  to  the 
feet  of  young  William,  now,  what  would?  Well,  so  as  to  rub 
against  all  manner  of  vital  life  and  learning,  farming  and  stock- 
raising  were  not  lost  sight  of,  and  to  this  vocation  he  devoted  a  por- 
tion of  his  time.  Having  reached  his  maturity,  he  went  forth 


132  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

into  the  world  to  preach  the  gospel,  his  field  of  labor  in  this  di- 
rection being  the  Southern  states,  where  he  employed  his  talents 
as-  a  missionary  of  the  Mormon  faith,  spending  six  years  in  this 
calling,  of  which  for  four  years  he  was  presiding  over  the  entire 
southern  mission,  being  released  in  the  fall  of  1891  to  return  to 
his  home  in  Utah.  Another  important  event  in  Governor  Spry's 
journey  of  life  came  to  pass  on  July  10,  1890,  when  he  united 
himself  in  marriage  with  a  young  and  lovable  lady  of  his  choice, 
Miss  Mary  Alice  Wrathall.  Five  children  have  been  born  to 
them,  three  of  them  are  living. 

In  political  affiliation  Governor  Spry  has  allied  himself  with 
the  Republican  party,  to  which  he  has  been  a  stand-by  of  the 
most  solid  caliber,  taking  up  its  cause  and  jcining  its  ranks  at 
the  time  the  People's  party  disbanded.  The  capabilities  of  Mr. 
Spry  could  not  be  hidden  from  the  attention  of  his  party,  which 
soon  drew  him  into  public  life.  In  the  third  precinct  of  Salt 
Lake,  where  he  lived,  there  could  not  at  first  be  found,  even  with 
the  aid  of  a  lantern,  more  than  a  few  Republicans;  nevertheless, 
this  territory  was  used  for  seeding  for  a  bigger  crop,  and  to-day 
the  Republicans  represent  a  very  big  company.  When  the  first 
Republican  City  ticket  was  placed  in  the  field,  he  served  as  judge 
of  election,  this  being  his  first  active  political  duty.  In  1893 
he  removed  to  Tooele  county,  where,  in  1894,  he  was  elected 
collector,  serving  in  this1  position  until  the  legislature  abolished 
the  office.  In  1902  he  was  elected  a  representative  from  Tooele 
county  to  the  legislature.  In  1904  he  was  made  chairman  of  the 
Republican  State  committee,  when,  under  his  skilful  direction, 
Roosevelt  received  nearly  30,000  plurality  from  Utah.  In  1905 
he  was  appointed  to  the  State  Land  Board,  and  served  as  its 
President  until  he  received  the  appointment  of  United  States 
Marshal  for  Utah,  which  office  he  retained  until  nominated  for 
Governor,  September  15,  1908. 

His  private  life  is  a  counterpart  of  his  public  career — a  clean 
record.  No  more  eloquent  expression  could  be  given  at  greater 
length.  He  is  a  man  of  excellent  character  and  habits  and  whose 
countenance  expresses  intelligence,  kindness  and  consciousness  of 
his  fellow-man's  equal  rights,  He  knows  men  and  he  knows  af- 
fairs. The  variegated  training  he  has  received  through  the  forty 
odd  years  of  his  life  has  given  him  an  insight  into  character,  a 
knowledge  of  the  world  and  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  broad 
doctrine  of  humanity.  He  has  demonstrated  that  he  possesses 
wide  executive  ability.  Being  a  self-made  man,  he  knows  how  to 
look  upon  success,  for  he  has  tasted  the  opposite.  He  is  a  splen- 
did example  of  the  western  type  of  manhood,  and  one  whose  ca- 
reer will  be  further  vindicated  in  the  administration  he  is  to  give 
to  the  affairs  of  this  great  commonwealth — an  administration 


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that  his  friends  and  admirers  say  will  be  the  very  best  the  state 
has  ever  enjoyed. 

Thus,  by  the  election  of  William  Spry,  the  people  of  Salt 
Lake  have  had  the  honor  of  placing  three  of  its  citizens  in  the 
gubernatorial  chair  since  the  coming-  of  statehood. 


Ex-Mayor  Ezra  Thompson. 

The  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  City  have  reason  to  point  with 
appreciation  and  pride  to  the  grand  achievements  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  a  city  and  commonwealth  which  have  been  accomplished 
here.  But  while  we  gaze  upon  and  admire  the  visible  transfor- 
mations wrought  by  a  thrifty  and  industrious  community,  the 
men  and  women  who  have  done  the  work  are  not  to  be  overlooked, 
but  now  and  then  it  becomes  proper  to  point  out  some  of  its 
chief  promoters  that  have  exhibited  philanthropic  and  public- 
spirited  acts  both  in  private  and  public  life.  Among  those  build- 
ers of  the  past  and  present,  one  to  whom  the  executive  adminis- 
tration of  our  city's  welfare  has'  thrice  been  entrusted,  is  Ezra 
Thompson,  who  stands  prominent  among  those  of  the  past,  whose 
name  has-  been  handed  down  with  the  history  of  our  city. 

Mr.  Thompson  is  a  Salt  Laker  by  birth,  being  born  here  on 
July  17,  1850.  He  complacently  looks  back  to  the  time  when  he 
was  a  figure  among  his  playmates  on  the  school  grounds  and  the 
busy  incidents  of  his  early  manhood,  the  recollection  of  such 
matters  being  one  that  lingers  long  in  a  useful  man's  memory. 

Referring  to  the  career  and  achievements  of  Ezra  Thompson, 
a  tracing  from  his  record  evidences  the  fact  that  he  is  a  man  of 
western  type  that  has  left  no  opportunity  pass  without  grasp- 
ing hold  with  firmness  and  determination.  Thus,  in  the  zenith 
of  his  life  his  attention  was  drawn  to  the  opening  of  the  mines 
of  Utah.  Learning  of  the  untold  wealth  to  be  found  in  our  hills 
and  mountains  when  its  discovery  came  to  the  ears  of  the  public, 
naturally  young  Thompson,  who  possesses  a  portion  of  that  com- 
mon desire  to  get  rich  quick  if  you  can  or  by  degrees  if  it  takes 
time,  lost  no  chance  that  seemed  available.  Next  on  the  program 
was  the  question,  where  shall  I  strike  the  first  blow  in  the  ground 
that  will  yield  a  profitable  return?  It  was1  not  the  old  play- 
ground, but  a  new  working  one  was  looked  for,  and  with  this  ob- 
ject in  view  he  started  out  with  a  light  load  of  experience  as  a 
newly  fledged  miner.  Having  read  something  of  miners'  lives  and 
adventures  and  the  ins  and  outs  of  miners'  luck,  he  braced  up 
with  all  his  nerve  strings  at  his  command  to  tackle  the  rough  and 
tumble  trails  of  a  miner's  calling.  Park  City  in  those  days  was 
coming  to  the  front  as  a  producer  of  precious  minerals,  and  it 
was  there  Mr.  Thompson  went  to  build  his  cabin  and  started  his 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  135 

eventful  career  in  mining  operations.  The  situations  in  this  camp 
as  he  found  it  was  by  no  means  attractive,  as  this  ground  has 
been  known  as  not  being  a  "poor  man's  camp,"  as  attested  by 
the  attempts  made  by  more  experienced  miners  who  have  opened 
* '  holes  in  the  ground ' '  and  left  them,  discouraged.  Others  again, 
who  might  have  found  fortunes  here,  did  not  venture  long  enough 
to  have  a  good  chance.  Not  so  with  Mr.  Thompson.  Here  he 
concluded  to  turn  the  hills  inside  out  till  he  found  the  pocket  that 
held  the  metal.  The  absence  of  a  railroad  for  transportation  of 
ore  was  a  great  drawback,  shipping  of  which  had  to  be  done  by 
hauling  the  ore  with  teams.  This  gave  him  an  opportunity  to 
make  sure-money  at  the  start  by  ore-hauling  and  he  was  quick 
to  make  it,  having  a  good  supply  of  teams,  showing  his  efficient 
management  in  all  the  details  for  successful  operations  in  this 
line  of  business,  which  required  a  good  deal  of  judgment.  The 
first  mining  venture  with  which  he  was  connected  in  an  owner- 
ship way  was  the  old  Northland  and  Nevada  which  lay  so  near 
the  Silver  King  as  to  eventually  be  absorbed  by  the  latter  com- 
pany. Prom  this  time  on,  Mr.  Thompson's  mining  operations 
have  been  a  matter  of  continued  success  until  this  day,  which 
finds  him  interested  in  substantial  holdings  of  several  famous  bo- 
nanzas. It  is  needless  to  say  that  Mr.  Thompson  is  not  hoarding 
his  fortune  in  a  stocking  or  otherwise,  as1  the  various  other  enter- 
prises in  which  he  is  engaged  go  to  show,  and  not  the  smallest 
portion  of  his  means  has  he  invested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  where  he 
is  heavily  interested  in  a  number  of  realty  holdings  of  substantial 
character. 

In  the  political  arena  it  is  on  record  that  Mr.  Thompson, 
while  residing  in  Park  City,  took  an  active  part,  serving  two 
terms  in  the  City  Council  at  that  place.  Upon  returning  to  Salt 
Lake  City  he  was  urged  by  his  many  friends  to  enter  the  arena 
here,  which  he  was  very  reluctant  to  do,  but  finely  yielded  and 
soon  proved  that  he  could  be  successful  in  politics  as  well  as  in 
business.  He  soon  came  into  a  popular  swim,  so  to  speak ;  with 
his  qualification  and  many  characteristics  he  was  soon  selected 
as1  the  man  wanted  at  the  head  of  our  municipal  government; 
and  he  became  a  candidate  for  Mayor  in  the  campaign  of  1899, 
being  elected  on  the  7th  day  of  November  following  to  that  of- 
fice. His  efficiency  and  popularity  while  in  office  are  best  esti- 
mated by  the  fact  that  he  succeeded  himself  at  the  expiration  of 
his  first  term,  and  subsequently  in  1905  was  nominated  and 
elected  to  a  third  term. 

With  this  brief  account  of  Mayor  Thompson's  career,  he  is 
herein  enrolled  among  those  of  our  citizens  who  have  made  and 
are  making  great  names  and  living  useful  lives. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  137 

Ex-Governor  Heber  M.  Wells. 

In  ex-Governor  Heber  M.  Wells  is  found  a  true  representa- 
tive of  the  intellectual,  progressive  and  Upbuilding  energies  which 
characterize  the  people  of  our  City  and  State  as  a  whole.  Born 
and  raised  in  the  City  of  Salt  Lake,  he  and  his  native  town  have 
grown  up  together  from  infancy  into  full  development,  both  full 
of  life  and  vigor,  both  progressive  and  prosperous  and  each  hav- 
ing an  interest  in  the  other.  Most  lasting  and  sacred  ties  bind 
them  firmly  and  forever  together.  It  is  a  period  of  nearly  fifty 
years  since  the  subject  of  this  sketch  began  his  career  among  his 
fellow  beings,  or  to  be  exact,  August  11,  1859  is  the  date  of  his 
advent. 

The  young  Heber  received  the  best  educational  training 
available  in  his  days  of  study  in  Salt  Lake  City,  proceeding  from 
the  rudimentary  to  the  more  advanced  classes  with  gratifying 
rapidity  and  graduating  at  sixteen  years  of  age  from  the  Deseret 
University.  Soon  after  he  entered  the  services  of  the  City  as  a 
deputy  tax  collector  and  from  this  time  on  in  his  career  has 
filled  positions  in  various  departments  of  public  life  in  which 
respect  he  has  advanced  until  finally  landing  in  the  gubernatorial 
chair,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1895,  thereby  becoming  the  first 
Governor  of  the  State  of  Utah,  a  position  which  he  held  for  two 
successive  terms,  from  1896  until  1905. 

The  passing  events  which  so  materially  have  changed  and 
transformed  the  conditions  of  his  birthplace  from  childhood  to 
the  present  time,  cannot  fail  to  furnish  his  mind  with  a  most 
vivid  comprehension  of  how  we  are  progressing  and  how  far  we 
have  got.  The  private  and  public  career  of  Gov.  Wells  is  an 
open  book  for  the  citizens  of  Salt  Lake,  as  well  as  the  people  of 
Utah  at  large.  He  is  one  of  the  sons  of  that  sterling  citizen  and 
true  patriot  Daniel  H.  Wells',  Attorney  General  of  the  provisional 
State  of  Deseret,  and  several  times  Mayor  of  Salt  Lake ;  the 
mother  being  Martha  Harris. 

-  In  financial  affairs  Governor  Wells  is  largely  interested  in 
various  enterprises  and  particularly  in  the  prosperous  banking 
house  of  which  he  is  the  managing  head — the  Utah  Savings  & 
Trust  Company;  while  his  legion  of  friends  have  no  reluctance 
about  telling  you  that  his  public  career  is  by  no  means  ended. 
The  career  of  ex-Governor  Wells  in  official  capacity  of  public 
trust,  which  he  has  held  for  many  years,  has  naturally  also  given 
him  a  prominence  in  social  circles  which  by  his  integrity, 
courteous  manners  and  social  endearments  have  won  for  him  the 
admiration  and  esteem  of  not  only  the  host  of  his  intimate 
friends,  but  every  citizen  of  our  community  and  state. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT.  139 

Ex-Governor  Arthur  L.  Thomas. 

Mr.  Thomas  was  born  in  Chicago,  111.,  in  1851.  His  parents 
removed  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1852,  in  which  state  his  mother  was 
born  in  1825  at  the  Welsh  settlement  at  Ebensburg,  Cambria 
county.  His  father  was  born  at  Landore,  Glamorganshire, 
Wales,  in  1820.  Mr.  Thomas  attended  the  Pittsburg  public  schools 
until  he  was-  about  ten  years  of  age  and  then  was  put  to  work  in 
the  Pennsylvania  forge,  on  Second  Ave.,  Pittsburg.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen  he  was1  appointed  a  clerk  in  the  national  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives at  Washington,  D.  C.,  serving  until  April,  1879,  when 
he  was  appointed  by  President  Hayes  as  Secretary  of  Utah  to 
succeed  Levi  P.  Lucky,  President  Grant's  private  secretary,  who 
resigned.  He  served  as  Secretary  of  Utah  for  a  little  over  eight 
years1,  having  been  re-appointed  by  President  Garfield  in  1883. 
In  December,  1886,  he  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland  a 
member  of  the  Utah  Commission  to  succeed  ex-Senator  Paddock 
of  Nebraska,  who  resigned,  serving  until  April,  1889,  when  he 
was  appointed  Governor  of  Utah  by  President  Harrison,  serving 
until  April,  1893.  He  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah,  in  January,  1898,  by  President  McKinley  and  was  re- 
appointed  in  1902  by  President  Roosevelt  and  again  re-appointed 
by  him  in  1906. 

Governor)  Thomas  has  filled  other  public  positions  with 
credit  and  ability.  He  was  supervisor  of  census  in  1880  and  in 
1881  was  appointed  as  special  agent  to  collect  statistics  of  the 
schools  and  churches  of  Utah  and  received  from  the  Interior  de- 
partment a  special  letter  of  thanks  for  the  manner  in  which  the 
work  was  performed.  In  1884  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the 
commission  to  compile  and  revise  the  laws  of  Utah. 

In  all  of  his  official  career,  Mr.  Thomas  has  filled  the  various 
positions  he  has  held  with  marked  efficiency  and  ability,  and  with 
a  devotion  to  duty  that  has  earned  for  him  the  respect  of  the 
people  he  has  so  faithfully  served. 

While  Governor  of  Utah,  he  approved  the  free  public  school 
law  under  which  the  schools  of  Salt  Lake  City  and  Utah  have 
advanced  to  the  front  rank.  This  law  was  prepared  by  Prof. 
Benner  and  Mr.  Collett,  members  of  the  Legislative  council  from 
Salt  Lake  and  Tooele  counties-,  and  Mr.  Thomas;.  One  of  his 
greatest  achievements  was  the  issuing  of  a  call  for  the  first  irri- 
gation congress  which  assembled  in  Salt  Lake  City.  Utah,  and 
which  laid  the  foundation  for  the  legislation  which  has  since 
been  adopted  in  aid  of  the  development  and  settlement  of  the 
arid  land  of  the  west.  Governor  Thomas  was  the  chairman  of 
the  commission  which  selected  the  plans  and  directed  the  con- 
struction of  the  first  wing  of  the  Agricultural  College  at  Logan ; 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PBESENT.  141 

of  the  board  which  erected  the  Reform  School  at  Ogden ;  of  the 
Commission  which  selected  the  plans  and  erected  the  new  peni- 
tentiary buildings  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah ;  and  a  member  of  other 
boards  which  have  erected  public  buildings  in  Utah. 

During  his  administration  as  Governor  there  occurred  the 
greatest  business  devleopment  in  the  history  of  the  territory  and 
his  administration  is  universally  recognized  as  being  one  of  the 
most  important  in  the  history  of  Utah.  During  his  incumbency 
of  the  office  as  postmaster  many  valuable  improvements  have  been 
made.  Governor  Thomas  was  the  father  of  the  rural  free  delivery 
system  in  the  state  and  installed  the  first  route  at  Murray,  Utah. 
The  growth  of  the  Salt  Lake  City  post  office  under  his  manage- 
ment has  been  phenomenal  and  the  office  is  recognized  today  as 
one  of  the  best  in  the  country. 

A  more  courteous,  genial  and  kindly  gentleman  can  not  be 
found  within  the  borders'  of  our  state.  His  long  residence  among 
us  is  a  record  of  integrity  and  of  the  highest  achievements  for 
the  general  welfare,  and  he  enjoys  the  esteem  and  appreciation  of 
his  fellow  citizens,  irrespective  of  party  or  creed. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Thomas  is  a  staunch  Republican  and  has  al- 
ways been  loyal  to  his  party  without  regard  to  personal  interest. 
He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  Utah  political  contests  and  has 
been  chairman  of  many  Republican  State  conventions,  and  has 
always  been  one  of  the  leaders  of  his  party.  His  career  is  one  of 
which  any  man  might  be  proud  and  it  reflects  credit  and  honor 
upon  the  State  and  himself. 


W.  S.  McCornick. 

In  Mr.  McCornick  is  found  a  typical  representative  of  the 
progressive  and  enterprising  business  man  of  our  country.  For 
many  years  Mr.  McCornick  has  been  closely  identified  with  nearly 
all  the  local  interests  and  has  been  a  signal  factor  in  the  growth 
of  Salt  Lake  City.  Here  he  staked  his  fortune  and  bravely  met 
every  ordeal  that  has  passed  over  the  community,  of  which  he  has 
been  a  vital  part,  during  the  time  of  his  long  residence  here.  In 
financial  affairs,  Mr.  McCornick  is  a  conservative,  yet  ener- 
getic and  successful  business  man.  In  executive  administration 
he  is  a  power  for  accomplishment ;  in  political  affairs  his  influ- 
ence is1  sought  by  all ;  on  municipal  questions  his  words  and  advice 
have  great  weight,  especially  as  to  execution.  To  enumerate  the 
important  and -successful  transactions  made  possible  by  his  per- 
sonality and  to  particularize  the  many  positions  filled  by  Mr. 


142  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

McCornick,  both  in  private  and  public  affairs,  which  have  aided 
the  substantial  development  of  our  city  and  community,  would 
require  a  chapter  of  itself.  Sufficient  to  say  that  the  history  of 
Salt  Lake  City  could  not  be  written  in  a  complete  form  without 
devoting  a  conspicuous  chaper  to  the  works  he  has  performed  in 
the  interest  of  the  common  welfare.  Hardly  any  industry  or  busi- 
ness undertaking  of  importance  has  reached  profitable  operation 
in  our  locality  that  Mr.  McCornick,  in  a  more  or  less  degree,  is 
not  interested  in  and  identified  with.  Engaging  in  unpretentious 
business  venture  in  the  early  part  of  '70s'  his  foresight  has 
been  such  as  to  cause  an  unfailing  growth  through  all  the  years 
since  then  until  to-day  he  stands  at  the  head  of  a  number  of  pros- 
perous business  institutions,  among  which  the  McCornick  &  Co. 
banking  house  is1  in  the  lead,  an  institution  having  larger  deposits 
than  any  other  bank  between  Denver  and  San  Francisco.  Aside 
from  this,  Mr.  McCornick  is  the  president  of  the  Utah  National 
Bank,  the  Utah  Savings  &  Trust  Company,  the  Bank  of  Garfield 
and  the  Twin  Falls  Bank  &  Trust  Co. ;  also  director  of  several 
other  banks,  and  corporations,  of  which  are  the  Bell  Telephone 
Co.,  the  Utah  &  Idaho  Sugar  Co.,  the  Raft  River  Land  &  Live 
Stock  Co.,  the  McCornick  building,  the  Silver  King  Coalition  Co., 
the  Daly  West  Mining  Co.,  the  American  Smelting  &  Refining  Co., 
the  Oregon  Short  Line  R.  R.  Co.,  the  Ontario  Mining  Co.  and  the 
Utah  Light  and  Railway  Co. 

Thus,  it  will  be  seen  that  Mr.  McCornick  is  one  of  our  fore- 
most financiers  who  stands  as  a  representative  of  the  foremost  en- 
terprising organizations  which  are  pillars  of  our  commonwealth. 

In  1901  Mr.  McCornick  was  a  candidate  before  the  Republi- 
can caucus  of  the  fourth  legislature  for  the  position  of  United 
States  senator,  and  was  strongly  supported.  It  was  realized 
then,  and  has  been  fully  sensed  since,  that  no  fitter  name  was 
presented.  That  he  would  make  a  representative  in  the  upper 
house  of  congress  whose  work  his  constituents  would  have  no 
reason  to  be  dissatisfied  with,  is  everywhere  conceded;  but  the 
fortune  of  politics  landed  the  prize  elsewhere.  His  general  popu- 
larity makes  it  clear  that  it  is  only  a  matter  of  time  when  the 
name  of  Mr.  McCornick  will  be  placed  as  high  in  the  official  rep- 
resentation of  our  State  as  it  is  now  in  the  financial  concerns  of 
those  institutions  which  have  won  and  to-day  deserve  the  un- 
changing confidence  of  the  public. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PKESENT.  143 

Matthew  H.  Walker. 


While  the  saying  that,  environment  is  the  school  which  will 
shape  the  destiny  and  career  of  the  individual  may  be  true,  ex- 
ceptions are  often  seen,  where  the  individual  by  his  own  re- 
sources lifts  himself  above  his  surroundings'  and  forces  his  way 
to  grander  objects  than  the  surrounding  conditions  seamed  to 
map  out  for  him.  Referring  to  the  past  and  present  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  a  striking  example  will  be  found  of  the  fact 
that  unaided  individual  competition  sometimes  rewards  its  own 
merits. 

Mr.  M.  H.  Walker,  one  of  Salt  Lake's  highly  respected  citi- 
zens, is  a  native  of  Yeadon,  Yorkshire,  England,  where  he  was 
born  January  16,  1845.  While  a  lad  of  some  four  or  five  years, 
his  parents'  removed  to  this  country  with  their  family,  settling  in 
St.  Louis,  where  for  two  years  they  remained  before  coming  on 
to  Salt  Lake,  with  a  band  of  hardy  pioneers  of  those  days.  After 
experiencing  the  many  hardships  with  which  the  venturesome 
settlers  were  forced  to  become  familiar,  the  family  arrived  in  this 
valley  in  the  year  1852.  There  were  four  sons  in  the  family,. 
Matthew  being  the  junior  of  his  brothers.  That  they  were  en- 
dowed with  more  than  the  average  ambition,  perseverance  and 
determination  has  been  evidenced  by  the  achievements  which 
they  afterwards  aided  in  bringing  about  in  the  transformation  of 
a  desert  wilderness  to  the  prosperous  commonwealth  we  now  en- 
joy- 

Schools  and  opportunities  for  education  in  those  early  days, 
at  the  time  of  his  school  age,  were  limited,  and  on  this  account 
young  Walker's  scholarship  never  furnished  him  a  diploma  or 
graduating  certificate;  nevertheless,  from  that  great  teacher,  ex- 
perience, he  has  acquired  a  knowledge  of  men  and  affairs  equaled 
by  few  who  have  had  advantages  thrust  upon  them.  In  the  ca- 
reer of  Mr.  Walker,  from  his  youth  to  the  ripe  age  of  manhood, 
he  has  made  a  most  exemplary  and  gratifying  record  both  as 
individual  and  business  man,  that  reflects  honor  and  credit  upon 
his  decendants  as  well  as  the  entire  community  with  which  he 
has  ever  been  associated. 

Walker  Brothers  is  the  familiar  name  of  a  firm  which  for 
half  a  century  has  been  one  of  the  most  popular  and  well  known 
establishments  in  our  state  and  country.  This  name  represents 
not  only  one  of  our  leading  mercantile  institutions,  but  a  bank- 
ing house,  mining  industry,  and  many  other  enterprises  which 
this  firm  is1  interested  in. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND    PRESENT.  145 

To  delve  into  the  details  of  the  achievements  accomplished 
by  Walker  Brothers  would  require  a  volume  in  itself;  sufficient 
to  say,  no  firm  or  business  house  has  earned  more  respect  and 
esteem  from  an  appreciative  community.  Mr.  M.  II.  Walker  was 
admitted  to  full  partnership  with  his  older  brothers'  soon  after 
their  ventures  into  mercantile  business  in  this  city  in  the  early 
days,  when  importation  and  exportation  were  carried  on  by  ox 
train,  and  since  then  he  has  been  an  ardent  student  of  the  mer- 
cantile business  from  the  ground  up;  and  it  is  from  such  suc- 
cessful business  operations  and  experience  that  his  business  abili- 
ty has  been  developed.  He  is  the  sole  surviving  representative  of 
this  great  firm  and  has  manifested  great  capacity  in  the  inaugu- 
ration of  his  concerns,  which  give  employment  to  hundreds  of 
men;  and  by  the  association  of  his  name  with  all  matters  tend- 
ing to  the  moral  and  material  advancement  of  the  community 
the  name  of  Matthew  H.  Walker  individually  and  in  conjunction 
with  the  firm  of  Walker  Brothers  has  become  one  of  the  pillars 
which  have  so  materially  given  support  in  the  up-building  of 
the  commonwealth.  As  a  man,  the  natural  disposition  and  af- 
fections of  Mr.  Walker  are  typical  in  character  of  a  true  citizen, 
genial  and  courteous  to  all  he  meets  and  ready  with  an  open 
hand  to  aid  the  worthy  and  less  fortunate,  which  his1  smypathetic 
heart  so  often  has  prompted  to,  deeds  that  will  be  accounted  for 
where  the  books  of  "good  work  done"  shall  be  opened  and  re- 
wards measured  out. 

It  may  also  be  fitting  to  point  to  the  active  part  and  warm 
interest  of  Mr.  Walker,  towards  the  Young  Men's  Christian  as- 
sociation, with  which  commendable  institution  he  has  been  iden- 
tified as  one  of  its  directors  since  its  organization  in  this  city,  and 
his  liberal  and  generous  donations  at  several  times,  which  have 
materially  aided  the  accomplishment  and  maintenance  of  its  new 
and  permanent  home. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  147 

Samuel  Newhouse. 

In  evidencing  faith  in  our  City  and  State  by  work,  Mr.  New" 
house  has  taken  a  prominent  lead.  This  gentleman,  who  is  so  well 
known  in  every  quarter  of  the  financial  world  and  whose  busi- 
ness interests  stretch  out  not  only  to  different  parts  of  our 
country,  but  also  across  the  ocean,  has  given  more  than  a  pass- 
ing glance  at  the  promising  aspect  of  Salt  Lake  City.  Heavily 
interested  as  he  is  in  various  concerns  of  business,  and  par- 
ticularly in  mining  pursuits,  from  which  he  has  achieved  a  vast 
fortune  in  this  and  other  States,  notwithstanding  his  extensive 
travels  to  various  quarters  of  the  globe,  he  has'  found  no  place 
more  satisfactory  to  him  for  making  permanent  and  substantial 
investment  than  here.  This  city  has  been  selected  by  him  as  the 
most  promising  in  the  country.  In  this  respect  Mr.  Newhouse 
has  added  to  his  account  not  only  the  interest  from  his  own 
capital,  but  also  that  of  other  pushing  and  enterprising  men. 
Among  the  numerous  investments  made  by  Mr.  Newhouse  in 
Salt  Lake  City  are  his  two  business  blocks  each  of  eleven  stories, 
at  a  cost  running  into  a  million  dollars  apiece;  also  real  estate 
purchased  in  the  heart  of  our  business  quarter  for  erection  of 
other  structures  of  similar  dimensions,  for  which  plans  and  ar- 
chitectural designs  are  being  prepared.  His  late  investment — 
the  purchase  of  Popperton  Plat  in  the  northeast  part  of  the 
city  — furnishes  an  additional  guarantee  that  this  section  of  the 
valley  will  be  transformed  into  a  most  beautiful  suburb  to  the 
city,  as  Mr.  Newhouse  has  taken  special  interest  to  have  every 
modern  improvement  made  in  regard  to  residences  and  the  ar- 
rangement of  the  ground  to  be  of  the  finest  design.  The  plat 
embraces  140  acres  of  land  and  is  reached  by  the  street  cars  in  a 
fifteen  minutes  ride. 

The  realty  holdings  of  Mr.  Newrhouse  in  Salt  Lake  City,  as 
alneady  referred  to,  reach  a  distance  of  eight  miles  in  street 
frontage  of  his  residence  properties,  while  his  business  properties, 
have  a  street  frontage  of  three-quarters  of  a  mile  or 
3,960  feet,  which  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  busi- 
ness district.  The  adventures  and  experience  of  Mr. 
Newhouse  are  most  remarkable  and  interesting.  A  few  brief  ac- 
counts of  his  eventful  life  and  successful  business  operations, 
which  have  been  traced  from  his  record,  are  here  presented. 

Samuel  Newhouse  was  born  in  New  York  City,  October  14th, 
1853.  While  in  his  early  childhood  his  family  moved  to  Scran- 
ton.  Pennsylvania,  and  later  to  Wilksbarre.  Pennsylvania.  Here 
the  young  Samuel  spent  his  boyhood  days  and  received  his  first 
education  in  public  schools,  which  was  later  continued  in  schools 
at  Philadelphia,  where  he  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 


148  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 

bar  at  Wilkesbarre.  In  that  city  he  held  a  position  as1  court  clerk 
of  all  the  county  courts.  In  1879  he  came  west  and  located  at 
Leadville,  Colorado.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  banking  and  brok- 
erage business,  and  later  organized  and  conducted  a  transporta- 
tion company,  which  in  the  absence  of  railroad  transportation 
in  those  days,  proved  very  lucrative.  Leadville  in  those  times 
was  by  no  means  the  most  peaceable  and  easy  going  place  to  be 
selected  for  quiet  and  gentle  living,  which  the  history  of  this 
rough  and  tumble  mining  camp  of  early  days  has  well  established. 
It  did  not  matter  about  a  man's'  size,  so  long  as  he  never  showed 
the  white  feather,  and  so  long  as  he  made  it  his  business  to  mind 
nobody  else's  business.  These  qualities  young  Newhouse  had  in 
abundance. 

Seemingly  any  other  employment  would  have  been  better 
for  a  slender  young  "tenderfoot"  than  assuming  responsibility 
for  a  score  or  so  of  rough  teamsters,  but  Newhouse  had  come 
West  with  the  determination  of  tackling  big  things  and  he  was 
not  to  be  frightened  at  the  outset. 

In  those  days  there  were  no  railroads  to  Leadville  and  all 
supplies  were  "packed"  over  the  rough  mountain  trails  from 
Denver.  The  men  who  were  engaged  in  the  business  of  freight- 
ing were  rough-and-ready  fellows,  who  deemed  it  a  day  wasted 
if  ever  they  wrapped  up  in  their  blankets  without  at  least  one 
fight  to  their  credit.  But  it  was  not  long  before  young  New- 
house  had  the  respect  of  every  man  on  the  trail.  They  soon 
found  that  the  Pennsylvania  lad  was  a  born  leader  of  men,  while 
in  the  matter  of  rough  and  tumble  fighting  he  was  a  veritable 
wildcat.  It  is  said  that  one  half-breed  teamster,  who  was  par- 
ticularly obnoxious,  was  so  thoroughly  "trimmed"  by  Newhouse, 
in  a  battle  that  lasted  over  an  hour,  that  he  delayed  not  in  ab- 
dicating as  the  bully  of  the  pack  train  and  never  reappeared  in 
Colorado  as  long  as  his  conqueror  remained  on  the  Leadville 
trail. 

It  was  not  long  until  young  Newhouse  turned  his  attention 
to  mining,  however.  He  had  made  a  little  money  at  freighting, 
and  this  he  invested  in  San  Juan  properties  in  the  vicinity  of 
Ouray.  Some  of  these  claims!  paid  fairly  well,  and  he  picked  up 
others  throughout  Colorado.  He  was  looking  for  something  bet- 
ter, however — something  that  would  be  his  "strike" — and  it  was 
not  long  until  he  found  it.  He  heard  of  some  claims  in  the 
vicinity  of  Bingham,  Utah,  that  promised  well,  but  were  tied  up 
in  peculiar  fashion.  There  were  three  holders  of  about  200  acres 
of  mining  property.  Each  one  of  the  contestants  claimed  every- 
thing, and  none  could  prove  absolute  ownership.  A  little  de- 
velopment work  was  done,  but  so  jealous  were  the  contestants 
that  no  real  mining  could  be  done  without  bringing  on  injunction 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  149 

suits  and  a  flood  of  litigation.  The  property  seemed  hopelessly 
tied  up,  but  young  Newhouse  went  to  work  and  finally  got  all  the 
contestants  to  sell  out  to  him.  According  to  expert  opinion  the 
property,  which  was  named  the  Highland  Boy,  promised  well  as 
a  low-grade  gold.  Accordingly  a  cyanide  plant  was  put  up  on 
the  property  before  any  development  work  was1  done  by  the  new 
owner.  But  after  a  shaft  had  been  sunk  and  a  few  drifts  and 
cross-cuts  made  the  miners  opened  up  a  phenomenally  rich  vein 
of  copper  ore.  It  was  at  a  time  when  copper  was  on  the  up- 
grade in  the  market.  Few  such  rich  copper  veins  as  that  in  the 
Highland  Boy  are  in  existence,  and  soon  Newhouse  was  literally 
rolling  in  wealth. 

This1  investment  and  mining  operation  of  Mr.  Newhouse  was 
but  a  starting  point  of  his  future  developments  in  the  mining  and 
business  transactions  which  came  to  pass.  Briefly,  it  can  be  re- 
ferred to  other  of  his  engineering  schemes  of  great  magnitude 
in  undertaking,  and  the  keen  and  well  calculated  judgement  in 
which  his  business  operations  have  resulted  in  bringing  about  the 
fortunes  which  today  are  at  his  command  and  with  his  many 
adventures  has  placed  him  to  be  the  "Cecil  Rhodes  of  the  West." 

After  his  Highland  Boy  mine  was  running  under  good  man- 
agement Newhouse  turned  his  attention  to  other  enterprises.  He 
had  ample  capital  of  his  own  now,  but  he  was  looking  at  larger 
fields.  Consequently  he  went  to  London  and  in  a  short  time  had 
interested  much  of  British  capital  in  his  Newhouse  tunnel  scheme, 
which  is  still  the  talk  of  mining  circles  in  the  West.  This  tunnel 
is  being  cut  through  Seaton  mountain,  from  the  mining  camp  of 
Idaho  Springs,  Colo.  On  this  mountain  and  on  adjacent  hills  are 
over  2,000  mines,  only  a  small  percentage  of  which  can  be  worked 
under  present  conditions  on  account  .of  the  difficulty  of  compet- 
ing with  the  water  that  floods  the  shafts.  Mr.  Newhouse  figured 
that  if  a  great  tunnel  could  be  cut  through  those  veins  the  mines 
could  be  drained  and  the  ore  could  be  shipped  by  gravity  instead 
of  being  lifted  out  of  the  shafts  in  the  old,  expensive  way.  It 
was  also  figured  that  when  the  tunnel  had  penetrated  the  moun- 
tains it  could  be  used  as  a  railroad  connection  between  Idaho 
Springs  and  Central  City,  a  cutoff  of  several  miles.  It  required 
•enormous  capital  to  float  this  enterprise,  but  Mr.  Newhouse  stayed 
abroad  until  he  had  secured  pledges  that  would  guarantee  the 
successful  completion  of  the  work.  The  great  tunnel  was  started 
in  1891  and  today  it  is  nearly  through  the  mountain.  Only  the 
stockholders  know  how  many  rich  veins  of  ore  it  has  cut,  but 
recently  a  single  strike  was  made  which  is  said  to  be  rich  enough 
to  make  certain  the  repayment  of  all  invested  capital. 

But  while  he  was  engineering  his  tunnel  project,  which  is 
probably  the  most  gigantic  mining  operation  ever  carried  out  in 


150  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 

the  United  States,  Mr.  Newhouse  was  not  letting  other  opportuni- 
ties slip  by.  He  sold  a  half  interest  in  one  of  his  Utah  mines  to 
the  Standard  Oil  people  for  $6,000,000,  and  some  of  his  valuable 
properties  in  Colorado  he  has  disposed  of  at  not  less  advantageous 
figures.  But  estimates  of  his  wealth  are  at  the  same  time  apt  to 
be  misleading,  because  of  the  man's  feverish  activity.  Money 
in  his  hands  does  not  remain  idle  long  enough  to  be  counted.  If 
he  makes  a  million  in  a  mining  scheme  he  stows  it  away  in  a  real 
estate  venture  or  some  other  plan,  thus  making  it  difficult  to  tell 
what  his  fortune  really  amounts  to. 

Among  his  numerous  real  estate  transactions  which  are 
known  to  be  of  great  and  conspicuous  character  in  consideration 
of  investment  and  object  of  his  design  and  purpose,  one  of  these 
in  particular  may  serve  of  interest  to  mention  which  made  our 
eastern  magnates  to  gaze  in  amazement  at  what  was  up  in  the 
capital  of  New  York. 

Newhouse  owns  valuable  properties  in  nearly  every  mining 
state  in  the  country.  Occasionally  he  goes  to  New  York,  Lon- 
don or  some  other  center  of  finance,  and  floats  a  new  enterprise 
which  has  taken  shape  in  his  fertile  brain.  On  one  of  these  trips 
a  few  years  ago  he  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  celebrated 
"Flatiron"  at  the  juncture  of  Twenty-third  Street  and  Fifth 
Avenue,  in  the  heart  of  the  business  district  of  New  York,  would 
make  a  profitable  investment  for  a  few  idle  millions.  Accord- 
ingly New  York  real  estate  men  were  surprised  one  morning  to 
learn  that  the  "flatiron"  belonged  to  young  Newhouse.  A  few 
months  later  the  property  was  sold  at  an  advance  that  was  re- 
markable even  for  New  York.  The  "flatiron"  deal  is  only  one 
of  the  minor  incidents  in  the  life  of  the  young  Western  mining 
king,  however.  As  a  business  proposition  it  is  a  bagatelle  to 
some  of  the  schemes  he  has  carried  through  to  success  in  the  West 
— schemes  that  other  mining  men  have  laughed  at  as  imprac- 
ticable, but  which  have  proved  successful  and  which  have  given 
the  name  of  Newhouse  its  potency  in  every  mining  state  in  the 
Union. 

The  philanthropic  character  of  Mr.  Newhouse  is  manifested 
in  his  many  charitable  and  public  spirited  transactions,  and  in 
this  line  his  hand  has  been  reached  out  in  the  interests  of  our 
young  people  who  need  an  uplifting  hand.  For  this  he  has  pro- 
vided institutions  where  they  can  find  a  home  and  paternal  care 
with  every  opportunity  to  improve  and  better  themselves  and  be- 
come useful  citizens  to  the  State  and  the  community.  This  is  a 
very  brief  statement  of  what  could  be  said  regarding  what  our 
city  and  society  are  receiving  from  the  hands  of  Mr.  Newhouse, 
which  goes  to  show  his  heart  and  soul  are  for  the  upbuilding  of 
the  Greater  Salt  Lake. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PEESENT.  151 

David  Keith. 

"When  toil,  energy  and  perseverance  are  guided  by  intelli- 
gence and  experience,  invariably  the  result  is  a  finished  accom- 
plishment. This  vital  gift  in  man,  whether  possessed  by  nature 
or  acquired  during  the  journey  of  life,  forms  the  essential  power 
in  promoting  great  enterprises,  in  performing  noble  acts  and  ad- 
mired examples  of  achievement.  That  they  have  been  invested  in 
Mr.  Keith's  nature  is  fully  manifested  in  the  past  of  his  career. 
He  has  climbed  the  ladder  of  attainment  and  unfurled  the  ensign 
of  prosperity,  in  the  field  of  human  endeavor,  for  others  to  follow 
his  trails  to  success.  From  the  first  step  to  the  top  he  has  grad- 
ually reached  the  point  where  ambitious  toil  demands  and  re- 
ceives its  rewards. 

It  is  but  fitting  to  extract  from  his  record  a  few  items  which 
stand  to  his  honor  and  credit  as  a  representative  citizen  of  our 
community,  as  well  as  an  ideal  type  of  our  promotive  and  pro- 
gressive business  man.  Therei  is  no  account  that  Mr.  Keith  came 
into  this  sphere  of  existence  with  a  silver  spoon  in  his  mouth,  as 
the  old  saying  goes;  on  the  contrary,  like  most  of  humanity,  his 
advent  had  no  special  notoriety  marking  it.  What  should  fall 
to  his  lot  in  this  world  only  the  future  could  tell.  The  expression 
of  his  countenance  reveals  a  store  of  human  strength  and  com- 
prehension, whilei  it  hides  the  toils,  struggles  and  endurance  en- 
countered to  reach  a  victory  over  the  great  odds  that  defeat  the 
man  who  strives  for  success  and  prominence,  but  lacks  the  gen- 
ius and  grasp  for  their  accomplishment.  At  the  outset  of  his 
career,  in  the  primary  school  of  experience,  he  was  compelled  to 
pay  his  tuition  by  manual  struggle  at  such  taxation  as  his  tutor 
fixed. 

David  Keith  was  born  May  27,  1847,  at  Mabou,  Cape  Breton 
Island,  Nova  Scotia.  After  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  14,  in 
order  to  assist  in  support  of  his  family,  he  went  to  work  in  the 
gold  mines  of  that  place.  From  that  time  on  he  followed  the  pur- 
suit of  mining.  After  five  years  toil  he  ventured  forth  to  Cali- 
fornia to  try  his  fortune  there.  After  a  short  stay  in  San  Fran- 
cisco he  went  to  Virginia  City,  Nevada.  The  Comstock  in  those 
days  was  the  greatest  precious  metal  producer  in  the  world,  and 
untold  wealth  was'  being  taken  from  its  deposits.  Mr.  Keith 
found  no  difficulty  in  securing  employment.  His  early  training 
in  Nova  Scotia  stood  him  well  in  hand,-  and  being  of  temperate 
and  industrious  habits  he  soon  won  advancement.  During  the 
sixteen  years  of  his  employment  in  the  Comstock  he  earned  a 
name  and  record  among  the  mining  fraternity  that  soon  brought 
him  to  the  front  rank  among  the  professional  miners,  and  he 
was  given  charge  of  much  important  work. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  153 

In  1883  he  left  that  section  for  Park  City,  Utah,  where  fame 
had  preceded  him.  First  he  became  foreman  in  Ontario  No.  3 
mine,  which  position  he  held  for  eight  years.  In  company  with 
Thomas  Kearns  and  others  he  secured  a  lease  on  the  Mayflower, 
which  practically  was  the  first  operation  in  which  Mr.  Keith  was 
interested  on  his  own  account.  His  mining  interest  and  progress 
from  this  time  on  secured  to  him  into  prosperity  and  fortune. 

The  Silver  King,  which  Mr.  Keith,  Thomas  Kearns  and  many 
others  became  interested  in,  proved  to  be  a  bonanza  from  which 
millions  of  wealth  have  been  extracted. 

About  ten  years  ago  Mr.  Keith  removed  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
where  he  has  since  made  his  abode.  He  erected  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  and  imposing  homes  in  the  state,  being  situated  in  the 
choicest  residence  portion  of  the  city.  His  investments  in  valuable 
real  estate  holdings  in  various  parts  of  the  business'  and  residence 
portions  of  the  city  foot  up  to  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars. 
The  erection  of  some  of  the  most  substantial  business  blocks  to  be 
seen  on  our  streets,  evidence  his  faith  and  work  in  the  up-build- 
ing of  our  city. 

Mr.  Keith's  realty  holdings  in  Salt  Lake  are  very  extensive 
and  his  capital  is  behind  many  business  enterprises.  His  master 
effort,  however,  in  the  mercantile  line  was  in  the  exploitation  of 
the  Keith-O'Brien  Company  store  on  Main  street,  an  institution 
from  which  he  has  recently  retired,  having  disposed  of  his  in- 
terests to  D.  F.  Walker,  and  in  turn  purchased  the  D.  F.  Walker 
building  and  other  properties  in  this  city. 

Numerous  are  the  acts  and  deeds  which  Mr.  Keith  has  per- 
formed in  the  interest  of  his  fellowmen  and  the  community  at 
large.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling  qualities,  big-hearted,  and  as  such 
full  of  charitable  aid  to  the  needy.  Having  traversed  the  rocky 
road  of  hard  fortune,  he  realizes  the  lot  of  the  less  fortunate  and 
always  shows  his  sympathetic  hand  to  the  worthy.  He  is  a 
philanthropist  of  whom  the  entire  community  feels  proud. 

There  is  no  pomp  about  the  operations  of  Mr.  Keith,  and 
while  he  is  one  of  Utah's  most  aggressive  and  public  spirited  citi- 
zens, he  has  shunned  any  semblance  of  notoriety  or  political  pre- 
ferment, being  content  with  doing  all  in  his  power  to  further  the 
interests'  of  the  state  and  the  people. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT.  155 

W.  J.  Halloran. 

Mr.  Halloran  is  another  of  our  prominent  citizens  who  is 
a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  financial  and  social  circles  of  the 
community.  In  his  business  pursuits  he  has  demonstrated  what 
can  be  accomplished  by  perserverance,  energy  and  push.  From 
a  small  and  humble  start  in  business,  his  active  and  close  at- 
tention to  the  business  in  the  realty  market  of  our  city,  which  he 
ventured  into  twenty-three  years  ago,  has  resulted  a  financial 
success,  by  which  line  he  has  been  drawn  into  prominence  among 
our  foremost  business  men.  In  him  the  Greater  Salt  Lake  finds- 
its  echo  whenever  this  key-note  is  sounded.  To  this  end  Mr. 
Halloran  has  contributed  his  quota  to  the  present  time,  and  is 
taking  a  deep  interest  in  every  undertaking  that  goes  toward  the 
upbuilding  and  general  advancement  of  our  city.  In  our  social 
organizations'  he  is  a  prominent  member  and  in  the  Commercial 
Club — a  body  of  public  officials,  capitalists  and  prominent  busi- 
ness men,  Mr.  Halloran  has  received  the  distinction  and  honor 
of  being  thrice  elected  president. 

When  Ezra  Thompson  gave  in  his  resignation  as  City  Mayor 
and  it  became  the  duty  of  the  City  Council  to  elect  a  successor 
for  the  remainder  of  the  term,  Mr.  Halloran  was  among  the  first 
for  the  choice,  and  in  the  scramble  in  which  a  number  of  our 
favored  citizens  were  advocated,  Mr.  Halloran  would  have  drawn 
the  lucky  number  had  he  not  at  first  declined  the  position,  which 
finally  went  to  Hon.  J.  S.  Bransford,  the  present  Mayor. 

William  J.  Halloran  was  born  on  November  25,  1860,  at  De- 
troit, Michigan.  Here  he  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  and  remained  at  his  home  in  Michigan  until  1880,  when 
the  great  mining  excitement  in  Leadville,  Colorado,  attracted  the 
young  man's  attention  to  investigate  the  opportunities  in  the 
west.  Hence,  he  made  up  his  baggage  and  soon  found  his  way  to 
the  noted  mining  camp  of  Leadville.  Here  he  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  until  1887.  When  Salt  Lake  City  became  a  draw- 
ing card  with  its  real  estate  excitement  and  many  other  induce- 
ments of  promising  opportunities,  Mr.  Halloran  did  not  let  such 
good  news  go  by  without  attention  to  find  the  facts,  and  it  was 
not  long  before  one  more  was  counted  to  our  population. 

On  his1  arrival  to  Salt  Lake,  Mr.  Halloran  soon  became  con- 
vinced that  he  had  reached  the  right  place  where  opportunities 
would  give  him  a  chance  to  make  a  mark.  He  soon  ventured  into 
real  estate  transactions  and  opened  up  an  office,  which,  from  that 
date,  has  remained  open  for  business,  which  gradually  increased 
into  conspicuous  proportions,  through  his  square  dealings  and 
attentive  management.  Besides  the  achievements  accomplished 
by  Mr.  Halloran  since  making  his  abode  in  our  community,  as 


156  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND  PKESENT. 

already  referred  to,  he  has  shown  his  business  capacity  in  many 
directions,  and  his  name  has  been  connected  with  several  of  our 
prominent  business  institutions,  of  which  may  be  mentioned  that 
he  is  a  director  of  the  Utah  Savings  and  Trust  Company,  and 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Merchants'  Bank  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  of  which  bank  he  is  its  president.  This  with 
several  other  local  enterprises  with  which  he  is  interested  is  a 
splendid  showing  of  the  young  man's  genius  and  grasp  of  the 
situation  where  opportunities  lay  at  their  door. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  with  Mr.  Halloran's  ambition,  in- 
tegrity and  keen  judgment  a  still  more  promising  future  will  be 
reached  before  the  zenith  of  his  career  can  be  recorded  to  a  fin- 
ish. For  men  of  such  characteristics  and  example  as1 
shown  by  Mr.  Halloran,  our  community  extends  its  best  wishes 
and  appreciation  for  a  continuance  of  their  progress  and  ad- 
vancements, which  add  an  interest  to  our  city  and  state. 


W.  H.  Bancroft. 

It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the  community  of  Salt  Lake  City 
is  well  represented  in  citizens  of  lofty  characteristics.  With 
pride  we  point  to  its  legion  of  representatives  of  the  various 
phases  of  social,  domestic,  or  public  affairs  to  which  they  have 
added  luster  by  their  achievements. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  for  the  past  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury has  been  identified  with  the  growth  and  progress  of  our  City, 
is  one  of  our  representative  citizens-  who  is  too  well  known  to 
need  eulogy  or  note  to  brighten  the  record  of  his  achievements  al- 
ready accomplished.  Mr.  Bancroft's  occupation  and  attention 
have  been  an  unbroken  journey,  from  his  early  youth,  with  the 
railroads,  climbing  the  ladder  from  the  first  step  until  success- 
fully reaching  the  top.  He  has  demonstrated  not  only  persever- 
ance and  confidence,  but  earned  a  record,  which  in  the  annals  of 
railroads,  gives  him  a  conspicuous  and  most  gratifying  position. 

Beginning  his  railroad  experience  in  his  youth,  Mr.  Ban- 
croft's first  engagement  was  with  the  Michigan  Southern  rail- 
way, where  his  first  employment  was  a  telegraph  operator;  since 
then  step  by  step  he  has  advanced  to  responsible  positions  which 
he  has  held  with  the  following  roads :  The  Erie,  the  Kansas  Pa- 
cific, the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe,  the  St.  Louis,  St.  Law- 
rence &  Western,  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas,  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande  Western,  Union  Pacific,  Oregon  Short  Line,  Southern 
Pacific  and  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake. 

It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  man  more  familiar  with  rail- 
road operation  and  the  various  details  of  the  different  depart- 


158  SALT    LAKE    CITY    PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

ments.  It  is  said  that  he  knows  every  foot  of  the  roads  which  he 
has  in  his  charge.  It  was  in  1883  that  Mr.  Bancroft  came  to  Salt 
Lake,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  In  official  positions  he 
represents  the  Oregon  Short  Line  as  vice  president  and  general 
manager;  also  general  manager  of  the  Southern  Pacific  lines  east 
of  Sparks,  and  first  vice  president  of  the  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles 
&  Salt  Lake,  and  president  of  the  Utah  Light  &  Railway  com- 
pany. Thus,  it  will  be  seen  that  he  represents  a  combination  of 
capital  and  co-operative  organization  which  in  influence  and  pow- 
er is  one  of  the  most  important  factors  in  the  general  welfare  of 
our  city  and  state.  While  constructing  large  improvements"  on 
their  own  concerns  they  have  likewise  at  the  same  time  improved 
and  advanced  the  general  interest  and  advancement. 

William  Hazard  Bancroft  was  born  at  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio, 
October  20,  1840.  That  he  has  made  good  use  of  his  years,  and 
achieved  a  record  of  honor  for  himself  need  no  argument.  His 
faithful  service  in  the  interest  of  his  employers  and  the  public 
have  been  a  record  of  continuous  advancement.  His  personal 
character  and  disposition  are  all  that  could  be  desired. 

In  his  official  capacity  as-  railroad  manager,  his  unexcelled 
qualifications  tend  to  show  that  he  must  have  come  into  this 
world  with  a  railroad  on  his  mind ;  as  it  is,  it  is  his  one  great  in- 
terest that  receives  his  closest  attention,  the  result  being  a  record 
of  successful  achievement  well  known  far  and  wide. 


Irving  A.  Benton. 

It  is  a  matter  of  pleasure  to  refer  to  the  various  achieve- 
ments accomplished  by  our  citizens  who  stand  in  the  lead  among 
their  fellowmen  in  the  common  interest  of  upbuilding  and  pro- 
moting the  grand  aim  of  our  social,  domestic  and  political  inter- 
est. 

Among  our  prominent  citizens,  who  have  been  identified  with 
our  city  and  society  at  large  and  given  their  aid  in  moving  the 
great  wheel  of  progress  and  advancement,  that  is  now  turning  its 
mighty  forces  into  every  channel  of  social  life  for  the  culmination 
of  a  grander  and  greater  end  of  our  social  affairs  of  upubilding 
our  city  and  state,  is  Mr.  Irving  A.  Benton,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  He  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  on  the  10th  day  of 
December,  3847,  and  has  resided  in  Utah  since  1881,  having  for 
fully  a  quarter  of  a  century  been  identified  in  various  ways  with 
the  growth  and  advancement  of  our  city  and  state. 

Since  his  arrival  in  Utah,  which  came  by  promotion  to  the 
position  of  agent  of  the  Union  Pacific  at  Ogden  in  1881,  Mr. 


160  SALT    LAKE    CITY    PAST    AND    PRESENT. 

Benton  has,  during  the  greatest  part  of  his  time,  given  his  serv- 
ice to  railroading,  in  which  capacity  he  has  been  connected  with 
the  Denver  &  Bio  G-rande,  with  which  company  he  is  still  en- 
gaged in  the  position  of  general  agent  of  the  passenger  depart- 
ment, which  he  was1  appointed  the  head  officer  of  in  1903.  Not 
only  has  Mr.  Benton  shown  his  efficiency  and  capability  in  the 
direction  of  railroad  affairs,  but  also  in  other  affairs  of  trust 
and  responsibility  has  he  proven  himself  possessed  of  qualifica- 
tions which  by  integrity  and  fidelity  have  earned  for  him  great 
credit  and  appreciation  in  the  office  of  postmaster  for  Salt  Lake 
City  in  1890;  also  as  United  States  marshal  for  the  territory  of 
Utah  in  1892-93,  which  appointment  he  received  without  so- 
licitation on  his  own  part. 

The  record  of  Mr.  Benton  in  the  various  offices  and  posi- 
tions he  has  held  in  Utah  and  other  parts  of  the  Union  has  been 
one  of  the  fullest  success'  and  greatest  honor  which  he  has 
achieved  by  his  integrity,  efficiency  and  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  duty. 

Mr.  Benton 's  disposition  is  in  all  respects  that  of  a  gentle- 
man of  a  noble  type,  sociable,  kind-hearted  and  sympathetic  in 
nature.  In  his  political  leaning,  he  is  a  staunch  Republican,  in 
which  he  has  not  changed  since  the  first  inception  of  that  party's 
principles.  Having  made  our  city  his  home  and  taking  an  active 
interest  with  others1  in  promoting  social,  political,  and  general 
advancements,  it  is  but  natural  that  Mr.  Benton  in  reviewing  the 
past  events  looks  with  pleasure  on  our  present  situation  and  cher- 
ish the  anticipation  of  a  still  greater  future  for  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Utah  in  general. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT.  161 

George  W.  Bartch. 

Prom  a  farm  to  the  supreme  bench,  is  the  career  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch.  Among  Salt  Lake's  and  Utah's  honored  citi- 
zens none  stands  more  prominent  and  respected  in  the  professional 
and  social  circles  of  our  community  than  Hon.  George  W.  Bartch, 
who  hails  from  the  "Keystone"  state,  having  been  born  in  Du- 
shore,  March  15,  1849.  His  eventful  career  can  only  be  briefly 
stated,  although  full  of  episodes  and  interesting  examples  of 
man's  achievement  through  energy  and  ambition.  He  spent  the 
early  years  of  his  life  on  a  farm,  his  time  being  divided  between 
the  duties  of  most  boys  of  his  time  and  attendance  in  the  public 
schools.  At  the  age  of  eight,  young  Bartch  was  left  an  orphan  and 
the  success  which  he  achieved  while  yet  a  young  man  in  his  na- 
tive state  and  the  honors  which  have  since  been  conferred  upon 
him  are  the  results  and  reward  of  a  studious  and  ambitious  na- 
ture. At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  commenced  to  teach,  thereby  ac- 
quiring funds  necessary  for  the  continuance  of  his  studies.  He  at- 
tended and  graduated  from  the  state  normal  school  at  Bloomsburg, 
Pennsylvania,  in  the  class  of  '71.  Not  content  with  a  mere  diplo- 
ma from  a  normal  school,  he  continued  his  studies  at  that  institu- 
tion of  learning  for  a  number  of  years,  finally  receiving  the 
degree  of  M.  S.  from  his  alma  mater.  For  ten  years  after  re- 
ceiving his  diploma,  Mr.  Bartch  was  engaged  in  educational  work 
in  his  native  state.  After  leaving  the  schools  Prof.  Bartch  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  as1  a  practitioner  in  1884,  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa., 
where  he  met  with  immediate  and  gratifying  success.  In  1871  he 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Amanda  A.  Guild,  an  accom- 
plished young  lady  of  exceptional  attainments.  In  1886  he  lo- 
cated in  Canon  City,  Colo.,  where  he  acquired  an  extensive  law 
practice  in  that,  and  adjoining  counties.  In  1888  he  removed  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  where  he  still  resides.  During  the  time  he  has1 
held  public  office  both  under  the  territory  and  state  of  Utah, 
having  filled  the  office  of  probate  judge  for  Salt  Lake  county 
with  great  efficiency  and  honor.  He  continued  in  that  office  un- 
til appointed  associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  the 
territory.  In  1895  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  state  supreme 
court  and  was  chief  justice  during  1899  and  1900.  In  the  latter 
year  he  was  re-elected  to  succeed  himself  for  a  six-year  term, 
but  resigned  from  office  as  chief  justice  in  July,  1906. 

In  referring  to  some  of  the  achievements  accomplished  by  him 
while  in  public  office,  it  can  be  mentioned  to  his  credit  that  the 
selection  of  the  building  spot  and  the  final  erection  of  our  pres- 
ent joint  city  and  county  building  was  the  act  of  Judge  Bartch, 
while  he  was  the  probate  judge  of  Salt  Lake  county,  notwith- 
standing a  five-story  building  had  previously  been  planned  and 


SALT    LAKE   CITY    PAST   AND   PRESENT.  163 

the  foundation  started  on  a  comparatively  small  corner  lot  for 
this  purpose,  where  the  Young  Men's  Christian  association  has 
since  made  its  home.  This  change  was  indeed  an  important  one, 
as  it  has  since  been  demonstrated,  and  was,  as  stated,  effected  by 
the  keen  and  decisive  move  of  Judge  Bartch,  which  at  the  time 
received  much  opposition,  but  it  was  finally  determined  to  erect 
the  building  on  its  present  site,  where  it  stands  as  an  ornament  to 
the  city  in  the  center  of  a  ten-acre  park  of  a  most  beautifully  laid 
out  garden.  This  conclusion  was  reached  by  the  city  council  on  a 
resolution  introduced  by  Councilman  W.  H.  H.  Spafford  at  their 
regular  session  held  on  March  13,  1891,  which  was'  concurred  in 
by  the  county  court.  Judge  Bartch  was  appointed  to  prepare  the 
instrument  which  consummated  final  agreement  between  the  city 
and  county  of  Salt  Lake,  to  proceed  with  the  erection  of  the 
joint  building,  which  was  finally  completed  on  December  28,  1894. 
It  shows  the  good  judgment  as  well  as  keen  calculation  on  the 
part  of  its  promoters.  The  change  necessitated  an  entirely  new 
design  of  the  proposed  structure,  and  Judge  Bartch  took  an 
active  part  even  as  to  the  plan  of  furnishing  the  building  with 
heat  and  light  conducted  from  a  power  house  through  an  under- 
ground tunnel  600  feet  in  length,  which  was  the  first  undertak- 
ing of  this  nature  made  in  our  state,  and  was  planned  asi  a  safe- 
guard against  danger  or  accident  to  the  building  and  is  also  a 
credit  to  Judge  Bartch 's  judgment  in  practical  affairs. 

In  Judge  Bartch  is'  embodied  every  characteristic  which  be- 
longs to  a  high-minded  man.  His  association  in  political,  social 
and  domestic  affairs  has  been  of  a  most  exemplary  character.  His 
public  and  private  career  is  known  to  be  without  blemish.  In 
the  interest  of  upbuilding  our  city  and  community  he  has  taken 
an  active  part.  In  an  official  capacity  his  influence  has1  been  for 
peace  and  harmony,  based  upon  a  high  regard  for  the  rights  of 
others. 

Since  his  retirement  from  public  affairs,  Judge  Bartch  has  re- 
turned to  the  practice  of  law,  and  now  has  a  well  established,  lu- 
crative practice  which  reaches  to  many  parts  of  our  country. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  165 

J.  G.  McDonald. 

Among  Salt  Lake's-  prominent  citizens  who  have  earned  a 
name  for  integrity,  energy,  and  progressiveness,  the  name  of 
James  G.  McDonald  is  conspicuous.  It  is  one  of  those  that  the 
entire  community  looks  upon  with  the  highest  regard  and  esteem. 
It  is  not  our  intention  to  here  enumerate  the  many  qualifications 
and  merits  which  are  found  in  the  composition  of  Mr.  McDonald, 
both  as  to  his  private  and  public  career,  but  only  to  breifly  point 
to  a  few  of  the  activities  which  characterize  him. 

Mr.  McDonald,  by  virtue  of  his  birth  and  birthplace,  pos- 
sesses an  inherited  right  to  call  Salt  Lake  his  City;  and  that  he 
appreciates  this  point,  his  various  works  and  achievements  in  the 
public  interest  amply  attest.  The  pride  he  takes  in  his  City 
as  shown  in  the  past  by  his  achievements  is  only  a  partial  evi- 
dence of  the  loyalty  and  activity  of  the  heart  that  beats  within 
his  breast,  where  his  sentiments  might  be  read  in  these  words  if 
visible — "My  City,  my  home." 

In  no  community  is  a  citizen's  qualifications  and  qualities 
more  quickly  observed  and  rated  than  among  the  citizens  of  Salt 
Lake,  and  by  reason  thereof  it  follows  that  Mr.  McDonald  has 
been  made  conspicuous  in  our  state  and  local  affairs. 

For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been  president,  of  the  Utah 
State  Fair  Association,  one  of  our  most  important  institutions, 
and  which  office  he  is  filling  at  the  present  time.  In  the  Com- 
mercial Club,  one  of  our  prominent  organized  societies,  which 
is  elsewhere  mentioned  at  length,  Mr  .McDonald  was  the  vice- 
president  and  member  of  the  board  of  governors.  To  him 
belongs  the  credit  of  having  promoted  the  establishment  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Keal  Estate  Association  and  the  State  Fair- Association, 
our  Chamber  of  Commerce,  by  means  of  which  some  of  Salt 
Lake's  as  well  as  Utah's  leading  organizations  are  firmly  as- 
sociated in  the  work  of  uniting  the  welfare  of  the  City  and  State 
under  one  roof,  it  might  be  said,  for  the  convenience  of  the  public 
and  especially  visitors',  who  number  many  thousands  annually. 
At  this  bureau  of  information,  they  can  learn  of  matters  concern- 
ing our  common  interests,  of  our  industries  and  commerce,  na- 
tural resources,  and  the  general  inducements  to  home-seekers 
and  investors,  as  well  as  health  and  pleasure  seekers,  who  here 
seek  a  temporary  refuge  which  we  have  to  offer,  information  be- 
ing always  fully  and  obligingly  given. 

At  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  are  also  officers  and  repre- 
sentatives of  the  Utah  State  Fair  Association,  the  State  Board  of 
Horticulture,  State  Art  Institute,  Merchants  &  Manufacturers'  as- 
sociation, the  Salt  Lake  Eeal  Estate  association,  the  Salt  Lake 


166  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT. 

Sight-Seeing  car,  together  with  all  sorts  of  literature  and  ex- 
hibits of  Utah's  products,  taken  from  her  mineral,  agricultural, 
horticultural  and  industrial  fields  of  operation.  Thus,  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  is  a  great  factor  in  the  interests  of  our  entire 
state,  as  well  as  to  all  visitors  and  comers  to  the  city. 

As  a  promoter  of  home  manufacture  and  home  industry,  Mr. 
McDonald  takes  a  front  rank  among  the  host  of  his  associates  in 
these  directions  in  our  locality.  The  Union  Paper  Box  com- 
pany, an  established  home  enterprise  which  employs  nearly  half 
a  hundred  hands,  was  promoted  and  founded  by  him;  but- in  the 
lead  of  all  his  enterprises  and  business  ventures,  the  establish- 
ment of  the  J.  G.  McDonald  Chocolate  company  is  a  monument  of 
his  energy,  keen  judgment,  conception  and  construction.  Taking 
into  consideration  the  competition  that  has  followed  its  trail 
from  the  starting  point  up  to  the  present  time,  with  the  aim  of 
impeding  if  not  blockading  its  way,  its  success  is  something  re- 
markable. 

This  establishment,  of  which  Mr.  McDonald  is  the  presi- 
dent and  manager,  dates1  back  to  the  year  1862,  nearly  fifty  years 
ago,  and  it  has  during  this  period  of  time  met  a  constant  growth, 
while  the  highest  reputation  has  been  received  for  its  standard 
products;  thus  Mr.  McDonald  has  succeeded  in  building  up  an 
establishment  that  rivals  any  of  the  largest  concerns  in  this- 
line  of  business  in  the  country. 

Among  the  leading  articles  that  they  produce  and  which 
have  found  their  way  and  become  a  staple  article  among  con- 
fectioners, are  McDonald's  famous  chocolates.  These  have  an 
unparalleled  sale  in  every  slate  of  the  Union.  Mr.  McDonald's 
latest  and  greatest  achievement,  however,  is  the  establishment  of 
a  cocoa  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  soluble  cocoa  and  chocolate. 
The  magnitude  of  this  undertaking  and  its  future  development  is 
too  great  in  its  scope  of  interest  and  benefit  to  our  city  and  state 
to  be  fully  realized  by  the  general  public  at  this  time  as  an  idea 
of  what  is1  actually  involved. 

That  Mr.  McDonald  has  been  determined  to  place  a  prime 
article  before  the  public  that  would  have  no  rival  in  superiority 
as  to  quality,  flavor,  and  strength,  is  evidenced  by  the  demand 
already  created  and  the  extensive  territory  of  states  where  this 
high-grade  cocoa  is  taking  its  lead  among  consumers  and  the 
trade  in  general,  which  is  a  surprise  even  to  its  own  manufac- 
turer. 

The  question  of  benefit  which  our  City  and  State  will  derive 
from  this  new  and  grand  enterprise  of  the  McDonald  Company 
is  manifold  in  its  nature,  and  above  this,  is  the  health  and  nutri- 
ment acquired  by  the  use  of  this  article.  Its  mission  is-  to  event- 
ually supplant,  by  the  use  of  this  healthful  drink,  the  injurious 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PKESE3STT.  167 

use  of  tea  and  coffee.  That  this  is  an  object  worth  attaining  will 
surely  be  realized  as  the  new  and  rising  generation  takes  the 
place  of  the  old  and  outgoing  one,  and  in  course  of  time  will  be 
fully  demonstrated.  As  a  home  industry  its  success  means  a 
great  saving,  should  it  be  an  article  for  home  consumption  only, 
but  the  assurance  already  gained  goes  to  show  that  Salt  Lake 
is  to  become  a  distributing  center  from  which  the  cocoa  will 
be  shipped  to  every  quarter  of  this  continent,  thus  not  only  sav- 
ing to  our  own  locality  the  hundreds  and  thousands  of  dollars 
which  annually  leave  our  state  for  importations  of  tea,  coffee, 
cocoa,  and  other  table  drinks,  which  great  sums  will  find  a  local 
circulation  in  a  thousand  ways  and  benefit  our  hom^s  and  fam- 
ilies, but  also  will  the  capital  saved  on  importations  be  of 
general  benefit  to  the  people  direct  or  indirect ;  and  as  the  out- 
side trade  demands  increased  quantities  and  exportations  takes 
the  place  of  importation,  capital  necessarily  will  roll  into  cur 
state  and  remain  here,  which  under  present  conditions  is  being 
sent  to  foreign  nations  from  which  this  article,  until  now.  is  be- 
ing imported,  creating  a  yearly  drainage  of  millions  of  dollars. 
Thus  a  growing  and  prosperous  institution  has  been  built 
up  and  reached  its  success  through  the  keen  and  perceptive 
management  as  well  as  the  integrity  and  energy  manifested  by 
its  head,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  169 

A.  0.  Nelson. 
The  Official  Head  of  the  State's  Splendid  School  System. 

A  conspicuous  figure  in  the  group  of  representative  citizens 
which  is  pictured  in  preceeding  pages  is  that  of  the  gentleman 
above  named.  No  one  holds  a  more  responsible  position,  one  in 
which  more  official  concern  to  the  people  of  the  commonwealth  is 
vested  than  his  and  none  has  discharged  the  duties  more  worthily 
or  acceptably  to  all  classes  of  our  people.  His  first  nomination  to 
the  position  came  at  a  time  when  the  contest  for  it  was  very 
spirited,  showing  how  earnest  and  careful  those  who  take  an  active 
interest  in  our  school  affairs  were;  and  the  fact  that  Mr.  Nelson's 
campaign  was  conducted  without  the  usual  accessories  of  a 
brass  band,  loud  touting  and  prolific  advertising  made  his  suc- 
cess something  more  than  a  victory,  it  became  a  personal  testi- 
monial. Subsequent  events  showed  how  meritoriously  it  was  be- 
stowed, the  record  of  his  incumbency  being  so  free  from  errors 
of  any  kind  and  so  marked  by  incisive  and  executive  action  in 
all  departments  that  renomination  last  year  was.the  plainest  mat- 
ter of  course  long  before  his  party's  convention  was  held,  while 
the  fact  that  when  the  election  returns  were  in  he  was  shown  to 
have  led  his  ticket  by  a  good  margin  showed  to  some  extent  the 
esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  many  who  were  not  of  his  party 
faith.  Of  course  he  does  not  let  partisanship  figure  in  the  admin- 
istration of  his  official  duties  nor  in  his  personal  friendships  and 
associations;  he  is  too  broad  and  comprehensive  for  that.  His 
regard  is  for  the  people  of  Utah  and  their  offspring. 

It  was  in  1900  that -Mr.  Nelson  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  Utah,  and  he  has 
been  the  choice  of  the  people  at  the  succeeding  elections  for  the 
same  office,  thus  having  thrice  been  elected  to  the  head  of  our 
grand  and  progressive  Public  School  System,  each  term  of  office 
being  for  four  years.  His  present  term  began  January  1st,  1909. 

Mr.  Nelson  is  a  native  of  Utah,  having  been  born  at  Ephraim, 
Sanpete  county,  on  January  20,  1864,  where  he  spent  the  greater 
part  of  his  career,  but  living  for  a  short  time  in  Sevier 
county.  Since  his  official  career  began,  however,  he  has  resided 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  where  he  is  one  of  the  fo~remost  and  best 
known  citizens. 

His  executive  and  good  judgment  in  the  administration  of 
his  office  has  merited  the  approval  and  esteem  of  all  who  directly 
or  indirectly  are  interested  in  our  schools  and  educational  work 
to  which  his  untiring  and  closest  attention  has  been  given. 


PLACES  OF  WORSHIP,  UNDER  THE  SHADOW  OP  MORONI. 


A  Chapter 
on 

UTAH'S 
NATURAL 
RESOURCES 
INDUSTRIES 

and 
General 


Progressiveness 


BRIGFIAM  YOUNG 
Pioneer,  Founder,  and  First  Governor  of  Utah's  Commonwealth 

(This  photo  was  taken  on  his 

seventy-fifth  birthday,  lune  1st,  1876 

by  C.  W.  Carter.) 


SALT    LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  173 

Utah,  The  Inland  Empire. 

TT  will  be  unnecessary  to  repeat  in  this  chapter  on  Utah  the 
history  which  in  narrative  has  already  been  stated  regarding 
the  founding  and  settlement  of  the  capitol  of  this  state,  at  the 
beginning  of  this  work,  together  with  later  years'  developments 
and  the  general  up-building  of  our  commonwealth ;  hence,  only 
that  part  of  history  which  refers  to  the  situations  and  conditions 
at  the  time  the  pioneers  entered  Utah  may  be  cited  for  the  gen- 
eral information  of  the  interested  reader. 

Utah,  when  the  Pioneers  came,  was  "Eastern  California" 
and  California  a  province  of  Mexico  with  which  the  United 
States  was  at  war.  Unfurling  to  the  breeze  the  stars  and  strips, 
these  Mormon  colonizers,  as  American  citizens,  took  possession 
of  the  country,  and  after  the  treaty  of  Guadaloupe  Hidalgo,  by 
which  in  February,  1848,  the  land  was1  ceded  to  our  nation.  They 
organized,  pending  congressional  action  upon  their  petition,  a 
state  government,  that  of  "Deseret."  It  was  in  March,  1849, 
that  the  first  civil  government  in  the  Rocky  Mountains  was  thus 
established.  Meantime,  the  surrounding  region  was  explored  and 
colonized,  settlements  being  formed  wherever  water  was  found 
and  means  of  subsistance  available.  The  savage  tribes  were  sub- 
dued or  placated,  arid  lands  were  reclaimed  by  irrigation,  forts 
and  cities  built,  schools1  and  factories  founded,  and  the  whole 
land  made  to  hum  with  the  wheels  of  industry. 

The  object  of  these  chapters  on  Utah  is  to  make  plain  to  the 
reader  the  grand  transformation  of  the  waste  and  desolate  re- 
gions1 of  this  state  from  its  original  condition  as  it  was  found  by 
those  heroic  Pioneers  on  the  memorable  date  of  July  24,  1847, 
when  the  flag  of  our  country  was  set  by  sturdy  hands,  at  the  top 
of  Ensign  Peak,  overlooking  the  valley  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake. 
This  transformation  of  the  country  is  a  wonder  to  strangers  and 
visitors,  while  history  honors  and  credits  the  final  results  to  the 
hands1  that  achieved  the  accomplishments  of  the  past  as  well  as 
of  the  present  day.  "Utah  as  It  Is"  has  been  written,  but  "Utah 
as1  it  Will  Be"  is  yet  to  come,  although  the  keen  eyes  of  our 
days  are  steadily  and  thoughtfully  predicting  the  future,  and 
what  is  to  be  our  state's  destiny  in  history  for  achievements,  dis- 
covery, developments  and  general  statues  among  her  sister  stages 
of  the  Union.  What  she  represents'  to-day  is  but  her  starling 
point  for  a  long  journey,  as  she  has  only  been  on  her  way  the 
short  space  of  about  sixty  years  and  of  these  only  twelve  years' 
as  a  state.  Notwithstanding  her  rough  roads  to  travel  and  steep 
hills1  to  climb,  and  knocks  and  pulls  to  hinder  her  progress,  un- 
daunted she  moves  onward,  and  neither  sunset  W  thundering 
storms  make  her  pause  in  her  forward  movement.  While  we  are 
not  permitted  to  go  down  to  the  bottom  arid  unfold  allher  valu- 


174  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PEESENT. 

ables  at-. once,  imagination  will  tell  us  that  we  have  not  seen  all 
that  she  possesses;. that  big  as  her  possessions  are,  the  greater 
part  remain  unseen  and  untold.  Neither  can  we  bespeak  her 
•coming  achievements,  but  only  refer  to  the  already  accomplished 
facts. 


Review  of  Utah's  Resources,  Developments,  Industry  and  Pro- 

gressiveness. 

The  State  of  Utah  covers  85,000  square  miles  of  territory. 
It  lies  along  the  western  slope  of  the  Rocky  mountains  and  is 
the  natural  center  of  a  vast  area  which  is  rapidly  coming  to  be 
recognized  as  the  richest  section  of  the  Union  in  natural  resources 
and  potential  development.  It  embraces  within  its  borders  every 
condition  of  climate  from  temperate  to  semi-tropical.  It's  alti- 
tude varies  from  2500  to  13,500  feet  above  sea-level.  Utah's 
population  has  grown  since  July  24,  1847,  the  advent  of  Pioneers, 
from  143  to  351,084,  as  shown  by  the  last  census.  (It  is  near  half 
a  million  now).  Its  development  in  every  direction  of  industry 
and  commerce  along  with  the  cultivation  and  improvements  of 
the  soil  is  a  history  full  of  remarkable  achievements,  notwith- 
standing the  apparent  impossibility  of  the  realization  as  seen  by 
the  ordinary  eye  at  the  commencement;  but  the  Pioneers'  dream 
must  to-day  be  told  as  a  realization  which  shows  the  most  skeptic 
that  even  the  "seven  wonders  of  the  world"  has  been  exceeded. 

Our  first  attention  will  be  given  to  showing  Utah's  produc- 
tion from  its  soil.  In  land  area  she  has  54,353,920  acres,  of 
which  1,745,625  acres  are  under  cultivation.  This  comprises  a 
total  of  23,000  farms.  Besides  the  land  area  there  is  a  water 
area  of  2,780  square  miles  (1,779,200  acres)-  Its  largest  body  of 
water  is  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  covering  an  area  of  2500  square 
miles.  Of  fresh-water  lakes  of  considerable  size  the  largest  is 
Utah  lake,  with  a  surface  area  of  125  square  miles.  "Within  the 
area  of  cultivated  surface  Utah  represents  today  an  assessed  val- 
uation (1907)  of  $161,608,356.  Its  state  of  cultivation  is:  726,- 
027  acres  in  agricultural  products,  and  28,091  acres  in  horticul- 
tural products.  Statistics  otherwise  show  $22,262,400  in  live 
stock;  $10,610,655  in  manufacturing  establishments;  $279,997,810 
in  real  property ;  $65,713.94  in  gold  and  silver  coin  and  bullion ; 
$108,000,000  in  railroads  and  their  equipments;  $20,188,955  in 
street  railways  and  waterworks;  $4,098,514  in  farm  implements 
and  machinery;  $94,280,115  in  other  miscellaneous  sources. 


176  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

Agriculture. 

Though  agriculture  is  the  leading  industry  of  Utah,  yet  it  is 
<only  in  its  infancy.  Less  than  two  per  cent  of  the  total  area  of 
the  State  is  under  cultivation.  Even  of  these  two  per  cent,  a 
large  portion  is  range  land  which  has  never  been  touched  with 
the  plow.  There  are  in  Utah  millions  of  acres  of  undeveloped 
land  of  the  first  quality  which  can,  by  the  application  of  scien- 
tific principles,  be  made  to  produce  good  farm  crops.  Utah's 
greatest  resources  lie  in  her  undeveloped  lands.  From  Utah  soils 
were  produced  either  directly  or  indirectly  in  1907  $53,500,000. 
The  more  or  less1  improved  farm  area  of  the  State  is  1,745,625 
acres,  divided  into  21,814  farms,  making  an  average  of  80  acres 
to  each  farm. 

Soils. 

The  soils  of  Utah  are  among  the  richest  in  the  world.  They 
are,  as  a  general  rule,  deep  and  uniform,  so  that  with  a  little 
care,  their  fertility  will  last  indefinitely.  These  soils  under) 
Utah's  dry  climate,  form  an  ideal  medium  for  plant  growth.  The 
plants  receive  a  maximum  amount  of  sunshine  and  a  minimum 
amount  of  shade.  The  soils  of  the  State,  with  judicious  hand- 
ling, have  good  texture  and  sufficient  amounts  of  moisture,  plant 
food,  humus,  heat,  and  air  to  prbduce  excellent  crops. 

There  are  two  systems  of  farming  in  Utah,  (1)  Irrigation 
Farming,  and  (2)  Arid  or  'Dry  Farming. 

Irrigation  Farming. 

Under  irrigation,  ideal  conditions  for  the  growth  of  plants 
may  be  secured.  The  moisture  content  of  the  soil  (which  is  the 
most  important  factor  in  crop  yield  in  the  arid  region)  is  under 
control,  so  that  the  farmer  is  placed  beyond  the  vicissitudes  of 
the  weather.  Utah  has  harnessed  many  of  her  mountain  streams 
and  rivers  and  either  led  them  directly  out  on  to  the  land  by 
means  of  canals  and  ditches,  or  stored  the  water  in  reservoirs  to 
be  brought  upon  the  land  when  the  crops  are  in  need  of  moisture. 
Many  of  the  reservoirs  and  canals  are  owned  and  operated  co- 
operatively. Some,  however,  are  owned  by  companies  formed 
either  with  home  or  eastern  capital.  These  companies  own  large 
tracts  of  dry  land  for  which  they  furnish  permanent  water  for 
irrigation  and  then  sell  the  land  with  water-right  to  prospective 
homeseekers  at  a  nominal  price.  There  are  351  canals  in  Utah 
capitalized  at  $28,029,932.  These  canals  irrigate  632,000  acres, 
the  construction  of  which  cost  $3,725,000,  or  an  average  of  $5.90 
an  acre.  Maintenance  costs  annually  $179,000  or  30  cents  for 
each  acre. 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND  PEESENT.  177 

Crops. 

In  the  southern  part  of  the  state,  grapes,  peaches,  figs,  al- 
monds, pomegranates,  cotton,  and  tobacco  grow  luxuriantly.  In 
the  northern  valleys,  wheat,  oats,  barley,  sugar  beets,  vegetables, 
apples,  cherries,  grapes,  peaches,  pears,  apricots,  plums,  and 
berries  thrive.  In  the  central  part  of  the  state,  cereals,  veget- 
ables, root  crops,  and  fruits  are  successfully  grown.  Alfalfa  or 
lucerne  does  well  everywhere,  and  is  one  of  the  staple  farm  crops 
of  the  state,  yielding  three  and  four  crops  annually  in  southern 
Utah ;  two  and  three  in  the  northern  and  two  in  the  upland  dis- 
tricts in  the  central  portion  of  the  state.  Alfalfa  seed  is  one  of 
the  money  crops  of  the  state.  The  average  yield  of  wheat  in 
Utah  is  21.5  bushels  per  acre.  This  is  7.5  bushels  above  Lhe 
average  of  other  Western  states1. 

Arid  Farming. 

Arid  or  dry  farming,  or  farming  without  irrigation,  is  one 
of  the  coming  branches  of  Western  agriculture.  It  promises  to 
become  by  far  the  most  important  of  all  the  phases  of  agricul- 
tural development  in  the  West.  This  is  because  of  the  vast  area 
which  can  be  made  to  "blossom  as  the  rose"  by  the  application 
of  correct  practices.  Wheat  is  the  principal  arid  farm  crop  and 
produces  from  10  to  50  bushels  per  acre.  Oats,  barley,  corn. 
fruits1,  and  grasses  are  also  grown  with  success.  The  Brome 
grass  has  never  yet  failed  on  the  experimental  farms  of  the  state. 
It  produces  a  large  crop  of  hay  as  well  as  a  large  crop  of  seed 
and  may  be  used  with  great  success  in  feeding  all  classes  of 
domestic  animals.  When  it  is  considered  that  at  least  20,000,000 
acres  of  undeveloped  land  in  Utah  may  be  reclaimed  by  the 
methods  of  arid  farming,  it  may  be  seen  how  vast  are  the  pos- 
sibilities of  this  branch  of  agriculture.  The  state  is  giving  con- 
siderable aid  to  this  industry  by  maintaining  six  experimental 
farms  in  various  parts  of  the  state  where  practical  demonstra- 
tions of  the  best  methods  of  growing  crops  are  carried  on. 

Horticulture. 

This  is:  a  rapidly  growing  industry.  In  1907  there  were  28,- 
089  acres  devoted  to  horticultural  products.  Numerous  canning 
factories  handle  large  quantities  of  tomatoes,  peaches  and  other 
vegetables,  and  fruits. 

The  climate  and  soil  conditions  of  Utah  make  the  growing  of 
highly  colored  fruits  of  excellent  quality,  a  matter  of  common  ex- 
perience. Such  apples  as  the  Ben  Davis,  grown  in  Utah,  are  so 
delicious  to  the  taste  and  eye  that  they  are  sold  on  the  Eastern 
markets  as  Jonathan  or  other  apples  of  recognized  superior  quali- 
ty. Much  of  the  land  under  irrigation  is  rapidly  being  converted 
into  fruit  farms,  while  the  wheat  and  lucern  are  being  driven  out 
on  the  non-irrigated  deserts. 


178  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

Live  Stock. 

The  value  of  the  live  stock  of  the  state  is-  about  $28,500,000, 
This  value  is  distributed  among  400,000  head  of  cattle,  120,000 
horses  and  mules,  70,000  swine,  3,000,000  sheep,  whose  fleeces 
were  last  year  valued  at  $4,300,000;  2,000,000  poultry  and  25,000 
stands  of  bees  producing  1,800,000  pounds  of  honey.  The  bees: 
have  the  best  natural  pasture  in  the  world,  namely  lucern,  which 
makes  an  excellent  quality  of  honey.  The  value  of  last  year's 
products  of  butter,  cheese  and  evaporated  milk  was  $1,400,000. 
Many  of  the  cattle,  horses  and  sheep  graze  upon  the  uncultivated 
land,  while  the  better  breeds  are  housed  and  fed  on  balanced  ra- 
tions. 

The  sheep  and  dairy  industries  especially  are  of  importance 
in  Utah.  Two  large  milk  condensaries  are  working  at  their  maxi" 
mum  capacity  to  supply  the  needs  of  this  and  surrounding  states1. 
Other  factories  are  in  course  of  construction. 

Government  Reservoirs. 

Under  the  reclamation  act  passed  by  Congress  the  U.  S.  Gov- 
ernment loans  money  to  the  prospective  occupants  of  the  land  at 
the  rate  of  $10.00  an  acre,  for  the  construction  of  reservoirs,, 
canals,  and  ditches.  The  settlers  have  ten  years'  in  which  to  re- 
pay the  loan  and  then  become  the  owners  of  the  land  and  water 
in  fee  simple,  having  only  to  bear  the  cost  of  maintenance.  When 
all  the  reclamation  projects  planned  by  the  government  shall 
have  been  completed  the  cultivated  area  of  Utah  will  be  prac- 
tically doubled.  These  projects-  include:  Acres. 

Strawberry  Valley  reservoir  which  will  reclaim  50,000 

Bear  Lake  reservoir  which  will  reclaim 200,000 

Utah  Lake  reservoir  which  will  reclaim 50,000 

Weber  River  reservoir  which  will  reclaim 100,000- 

The  Strawberry  valley  project  includes  a  dam  across  the 
Strawberry  valley,  east  of  Utah  valley,  350  feet  long  and  45  feet 
high,  which  will  impound  the  waters  of  Strawberry  river,  forming* 
an  artificial  lake  covering  ten  square  miles.  The  outlet  will  be 
through  Spanish  Fork  canyon  into  Utah  valley  by  means  of  a 
tunnel  20,000  feet  through  the  mountain  range.  The  cost  will  be 
about  $1,000,000.  The  land  to  be  reclaimed  lies  in  the  midst  of 
cultivated  districts,  but  is  unused  on  account  of  scarcity  of  water. 
It  is1  highly  productive,  especially  in  sugar  beets,  fruits  and  grain. 
Watered  land  in  the  vicinity  sells  for  $100  and  $150  per  acre. 
The  tunnel  is  rapidly  nearing  completion. 

The  Bear  Lake  project  involves  the  storage  of  all  the  surplus- 
water  of  Bear  river.  Bear  Lake,  situated  on  the  line  between 
Utah  and  Idaho,  flows  by  a  natural  outlet  into  Bear  river.  This 
outlet  will  be  dammed  and  a  canal  from  far  up  Bear  river  above 
the  lake  will  divert  the  flood  waters1  of  the  stream  into  the  reser- 


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voir  thus  created.  The  project  will  cost  $15,000,000.  Three  states 
are  interested,  but  the  land  to  be  reclaimed  lies  mainly  in  the 
northern  part  of  Utah. 

The  third  project  is  the  Utah  Lake  enterprise.  Thirty  streams 
rush  down  from  the  Wasatch  mountains  and  spread  over  125 
square  miles  of  surface  constituting  Utah  lake.  Three-fourths  of 
all  this  water  is  lost  by  evaporation  and  the  remainder,  flowing 
into  the  Jordan  river,  waters  Salt  Lake  valley.  The  Jordan  out- 
let is  11  feet  higher  than  the  bottom  of  the  lake  and  the  plan  is* 
to  make  an  11-foot  cut  so  that  the  lake  can  be  entirely  drained 
in  1he  summer  and  the  water  saved  from  'evaporation.  A  dam 
will  also  be  constructed  to  impound  the  spring  water  and  enough 


JIM  BRIDGER 

Ajnoted  trapper  of  Utah,  who  met  Brigham  Young  and  his  first  company 

of  Pioneers  in  1847,  when  he  gave  them  his  encouraging  offer  of  $1,000 

for  the  first  bushel  of  wheat  they  could  raise  from  the  soil  of  Utah. 


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water  will  be  saved  in  this  way  to  irrigate  50,000  acres  in  Salt 
Lake,  Davis  and  Tooele  counties. 

The  Weber  Kiver  project  is  designed  to  bring  under  cultiva- 
tion 100,000  acres.  The  Weber  river  is  second  in  size  only  to  the 
Bear.  Its  normal  flow  will  be  diverted  by  a  short  canal  into 
Provo  river  and  will  be  used  to  reclaim  the  broad  stretches  of 
fertile  lands  north  of  Lehi,  Utah  county,  and  in  the  southern 
portion  of  Salt  Lake  county.  The  spring  high  water  will  be  con- 
trolled by  a  dam  near  Henefer,  Summit  county,  from  which  a 
stream  will  be  released  during  the  irrigation  season  far  greater 
than  the  Weber  river  during  low  water,  and  which  will,  in  all 
probability,  supply  sufficient  water  for  all  purposes  in  Weber 
county. 

Additional  minor  reservoir  schemes  are  in  view  in  the  south- 
ern part  of  the  state.  A  dam  is  planned  across  the  Sevier  river 
below  Dover,  which  will  form  an  immense  reservoir  and  will 
open  for  occupation  unlimited  acres  of  land  near  Deseret  and 
Leamington.  The  fruition  of  the  entire  reclamation  program 
will  double  the  irrigated  agricultural  area  of  Utah  and  will  af- 
ford excellent  opportunities  for  homeseekers. 

Utah's  Growth  in  Sweetness. 

What  figures  show  for  the  past  seventeen  years  in  sugar  pro- 
duction : 


UTAH-IDAHO  &  AMALGAMATED  SUGAR  COMPANY 
ANNUAL  PRODUCTS  IN  POUNDS 


TONS  OF 

BEETS 

CONSUMED 


1891 1,112,000 

1892 ....    ' ; 1,375,660 

1893 4.109.555 

1894 5,492,592 

1895  7,030,000 

1896 9,150,000 

1897 8,766,700 

1898 9,999,050 

1899 16,385875 

1900 17,500,000 

1901 22.200,000 

1902 ; 24,200,000 

1903 50,000,000 

1904 60,000,000 

1905 100,000,000 

1906 142,000,000 

1907 165,700,000 


9,860 

9,916 

26,800 

28,168 

33,150 

38,500 

43,111 

52,625 

60,423 

78,320 

88,900 

96,910 

200,000 

240,000 

400,000 

560.000 

591,940 


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Utah-Idaho  Sweet  Production  for  1908, 

Beet  sugar  made  in  Utah  and  Idaho  in  1908,  Ibs 180,000,000 

Retail  value  at  6  cents  per  pound $10,800,000 

Amount  paid  farmers  for  beets  3,000,000 

Amount  paid  out  in  wages    1,000,000 

Money  brought  into  the  State  for  sugar 5,000,000 

Amount  paid  railroads  for  freight   1,000,000 

Tons  of  coal  consumed  in  factories'  100,000 

Tons  of  lime  rock  consumed  in  factories   60,000 

Money  paid  out  in  sugar  stock  dividends 750,000 

Capital  invested  in  plants- 11,000,000 

On  the  above  table  will  be  observed  that  Lehi  factory  was 
the  only  plant  from  1891  to  1899,  when  other  factories  established, 
commenced  operation  which";  at  present  is  ten  in  numbers,  viz.r 
Lehi,  Ogden,  Logan,  Lewistpn,  Garland,  Sugar  City,  Idaho  Falls, 
Blackfoot  and  Nampa,  which  has  been  established  with  a  capitali- 
zation of  over  $16,OOOjOOO.  Value  of  sugar  production  for  1907 
at  the  rate  of  $5.00  per  100  Ibs.,  such  gives  a  total  of  $8,285,000. 
More  than  $3,000,000  annually  is  , now  paid  to  Utah  and  Idaho 
farmers  by  the  Utah-Idaho  and  Amalgamated  Sugar  Company. 


LEHI  SUGAR  FACTORY 
32  miles  south  of  Salt  Lake  City.     Daily  capacity  of  run,  2,200  sacks  of  sugar. 


A  Representative  of 

UTAH'S  PRIMITIVE  SETTLERS 

(A  Piute  Indian) 


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Mines  and  Mining. 

R  O  M  time  to  time  there  have  been  published  num- 
erous editions  of  books  and  pamphlets  treating  on 
Utah's   mineral  wealth   and  its   mining   industries, 
which   the   extensive   operations   of  this   particular 
field  of  Utah's  natural  resources  would  be  too  volum- 
inous for  this  book  to  repeat,  or  give  an  elaborate 
account  of;  for  this  reason,  only,  a  brief  sketch  of  her  famous 
mining  districts  will  be  attempted  in  presenting  facts  and  figures 
with  reference  to  the  mineral  products  of  the  State. 

In  starting  out  on  this  mining  trip  from  Salt  Lake  City  let 
us  first  pay  a  visit  to  the  Little  Cottonwood  mining  district.  This 
embraces  the  Alta  and  Park  City  mining  camps'.  Alta  is  about 
25  miles  southeast  of  Salt  Lake  City.  The  fame  of  Utah's  riches 
was  first  given  publicity  through  the  mines  of  Alta.  The  prin- 
cipal mines  in  this1  camp  are  the  Emma,  the  Flagstaff,  the  Colum- 
bus, the  South  Columbus,  and  others,  which  have  produced  ore 
of  astonishing  value.  From  the  Emma,  not  less  than  $7,000,000 
in  precious  metals  have  been  produced. 


Park  City  and  Adjacent  Mines. 

The  beginning  of  mining  in  this  quarter  is  put  at  1872,  when 
Rector  Skeen  discovered  the  now  famous  Ontario  mine,  which  he 
sold  to  Messrs.  Hearst,  Chambers  and  others'  for  $30,000.  Since 
that  time  the  mine  has  produced  close  to  $34,000,000. 

Among  the  most  noted  mines  in  this  locality  are  the  Daly 
Judge,  New  York  Bonanza,  Keystone,  Silver  King  Consolidated, 
Little  Bell,  the  Wabash,  American  Flag,  Uintah  Treasure  Hill, 
the  Audirondacks,  Daly  West  and  Silver  King  Coalition.  Five 
concentrating  plants  are  in  operation  in  this  camp,  with  a  com- 
bined capacity  for  handling  about  1,400  tons  of  ore  daily.  Over 
2,000  miners  are  employed  in  this  camp,  receiving  in  average 
wages  not  less  than  $3.00  per  day  each.  The  annual  pay  roll  of 
Park  City  mines  is  considerably  in  excess  of  $2,000,000.  In  many 
directions  prospecting  is  being  prosecuted  on  a  large  scale.  Great 
is  the  mining  area  surrounding  Park  City,  and  its  mines  have 
only  fairly  begun  to  yield,  yet  it  has  given  to  the  world  in  its 
existence  over  $100,000,000  in  wealth. 

The  reports  from  Park  City  and  adjacent  mines  of  the  past 
year's  mining  record  for  1908  goes  to  show  the  great  activity  and 
wonderful  progress  in  developments  and  resources  of  these  dis- 
tricts. 

In  spite  of  a  mineral  production  extending  well  beyond  the 
hundred-million-dollar  mark,  the  mining  camp  of  Park  City, 
Utah,  like  the  long-distance  runner  it  is,  now  is  getting  its  second 


184  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PKESENT. 

wind  for  the  second  heat  of  its  phenomenal  performances.  Park 
City  is  one  of  the  wonderful  sections  of  the  mineralized  west.  Its 
mineral  zone  is  extensive  and  the"  development  effort  already 
centered  there  has  been  done  at  comparatively  shallow  levels,  and 
the  feature  of  mining  in  1908  has1  been  the  manner  in  which  vir- 
gin ground  has  responded  to  the  work  of  mine  owners. 

The  Park  City  mining  companies  have  distributed  the  sum  of 
$35,614,860  to  stockholders  in  the  shape  of  dividends,  divided  as1 
follows : 

Ontario  Mining  company $13,932,500 

Silver  King 11,603,485 

Daly  West    5,877,000 

Daly 2,925,000 

Quincy 1,051,875 

Daly  Judge  225,000 


Total $35,614,860 

At  present  all  of  the  big  mines  and  the  smaller  ones,  too,  are 
working  under  normal  conditions;  with  full  pay-rolls,  the  miners 
are  getting  out  of  the  debt  they  drifted  into  during  their  en- 
forced idleness,  and  the  prospects  are  bright.  The  Silver  Bang, 
Daly  West  and  Daly  Judge  are  opening  up  new  and  extensive 
bodies  of  rich  ore  as  their  development  work,  which  is  carried 
on  in  connection  with  the  regular  mining  operations,  progresses, 
and  among  the  smaller  properties,  the  American  Flag,  Wabash, 
Keystone,  New  York,  Uintah-Treasure  Hill,  North  Dakota,  Curtis 
and  many  other®,  work  is  going  on  with  very  encouraging  re- 
sults'. New  blood  is  being  infused  into  the  camp:  "Uncle" 
Jesse  Knight  has  expressed  his  faith  in  its  future  greatness,  other 
local  operators'  are  heeding  the  good  reports  being  sent  out  from 
our  properties  and  eastern  capital,  also,  has  been  more  heavily 
invested  in  Park  City  mines  this  year  than  ever  before.  It  is 
taking  many  fortunes  to  prospect  and  develop  the  mines1  of  this 
district,  but  ultimate  manifold  returns  on  these  investments  are 
assured,  once  the  necessary  exploitation  is  accomplished.  And 
so,  the  year  past,  in  that  it  has  been  accomplished  such  extensive 
results'  toward  the  desired  ends,  has  been  a  most  successful  one, 
and  the  work  done  and  the  capital  invested  has  prepared  the 
way  for  a  record-breaking  output  and  dividend  returns  in  1909. 

The  Mercur  District. 

Mercur,  known  as  the  "Johannesburg  of  Utah,"  because  of 
its'  large  bodies  of  gold  ore  that  can1  be  reduced  by  the  cyaniding 
process1,  is  situated  in  the  Camp  Floyd  mining  district.  It  is  lo- 
cated in  the  Oquirrh  mountains,  a  range  that  is  thirty  miles 
long  and  from  ten  to  twelve  miles  wide,  which  yields  a  tonnage 
of  minerals  excelled  by  few  equal  areas  anywhere.  The  camp 


SOME  MAGNIFICENT  AND  COSTLY  HOMES 
Which  Represent  the  Fruits  of  Utah's  Mines  and  Industrial  Resources. 

Homes  of  J.  D.  Wood, 

Edward  S.  Ferry  and 

W.  C.  Lyne, 

SALT  LAKE  CITY. 


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is  reached  by  rail.  First  it  was-  known  as  the  Lewiston  mining 
district,  and  about  1870  and  1871  was  noted  for  the  unusual  rich- 
ness of  silver  ore  found  there,  but  this  is  failing.  The  camp  later 
was1  deserted  entirely.  It  was  known  that  cinnabar  existed  in 
the  district,  and  while  assays  showed  the  presence  of  gold,  no 
colors  were  ever  obtainable  as  a  result  of  panning. 

Later  Arie  Pinedo  located  a  claim  on  a  cinnabar  vein  and 
called  it  the  "Mercur, "  after  the  mercury  in  the  ore.  This  is 
the  origin  of  the  camp's  name.  The  Mercur  district  yielded 
$13,189,743  in  gold  up  to  June  30,  1908. 

The  Sacramento  and  the  Consolidated  Mercur  Gold  mines  are 
the  properties  now  in  active  operation.  Some  500  men  are  now 
employed  in  and  about  the  camp,  and  this  will  be  added  to  in- 
definitely, if  experiments  now  being  made  shall  result  as  suc- 
cessfuly  as  hoped  for. 

The  following  statement  of  operations  in  Mercur  district  at 
present  date  speaks  well  for  its  future:  outlook : 

Encouraged  by  the  successful  achievements  of  the  Consoli- 
dated Mercur  Gold  Mines  company,  owners  of  properties  at  the 
Mercur  camp  are  getting  back  to  work  again,  and  the  old  camp 
promises  to  be  instrumental  in  adding  a  great  deal  more  gold  to 
the  uses1  of  the  world.  Mercur  ores  are  by  no  means  easy  of 
treatment.  The  problem  has  been  to  bring  the  gold  values  out  of 
the  slimes'  and  several  attempts  of  late  have  been  successful. 

General  Manager  George  H.  Dern  of  the  Consolidated  Mer- 
cur company,  has  installed  a  new  slimes'  plant,  which  appears  to 
be  doing  the  work  as  its  inventor  planned.  Then  several  wide 
awake  metallurgists  got  busy  with  the  old  Mercur  dumps,  and 
the  successors  to  the  Holderman  Filler  Tank  interests  are  busy 
demonstrating  that  their  process  is  worthy  of  the  early  predic- 
tions. Then  some  metallurgists  considered  the  dumps  of  the  Sac- 
ramento property  worth  going  after,  and  a  new  plant  is  now  be- 
ing installed  to  squeeze  from  these  discarded  tonnages  their 
modest  yet  worth-saving  gold  values. 

Camp  More  Lively. 

The  Consolidated  Mercur  camp  is  busy,  and  the  company 
is  pounding  out  gold  bullion  at  the  rate  of  $60,000  to  $70,000  per 
month.  The  Ingot  company,  control  of  which  is  held  by  the 
United  Mercur  company,  is  sinking  on  a  likely  vein,  hoping  to 
encounter  milling  values  with  logical  depth.  The  Boston-Sun- 
shine company  has  started  to  develop  its  resources,  and  on  sev- 
eral sides  effort  is  perceived  on  propositions1  that  have  been  idle 
pending  the  solution  of  the  metallurgical  problems  that  prevented 
a  complete  reaping  of  Mercur  rewards. 

Of  special  interest  at  present  are  1he  developments  on  the 
Brickyard  property  of  the  Consolidated  Mercur  company.  Two 
new  veins  have  been  opened  just  recently  that  hold  extremely 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT.  187 

well  both  as  to  value  and  size.  When  the  present  management 
took  hold  of  this  proposition  the  world  thought  the  Consolidat- 
ed Mercur  was  a  worked-out  proposition.  The  dividends  the 
company  has  paid  since  that  time,  and  those  Brickyard  mine  de- 
velopments, clearly  demonstrate  that  this  company  will  be  a  use- 
ful dividend  payer  for  a  long  time  to  come  and  as  stated,  the 
present  showings  being  made  are  encouraging  others  to  -return 
to  abandoned  ground  and  share  in  the  results  of  more  modern 
methods  of  gold  saving. 

No  season  for  many  years  has:  dawned  so  brightly  for  Mer- 
cur as  has  1909. 


Tintic  District. 

This  mining  district  covers  an  area  of  about  eight  miles  in 
length  by  two  miles  in  width.  It  is  one  of  the  earliest  mining 
districts'  in  Utah.  The  principal  mines  in  this  district  are  the 
Swansea,  Mammoth,  Grand  Central,  Centennial-Eureka,  Bullion- 
Beck,  Gemini-Keystone,  Uncle  Sam,  Beck  Tunnel,  Colorado,  the 
Sioux,  Iron  Blossom,  and  Yankee  Consolidated,  besides  a  great 
number  of  other  mining  claims. 

The  ore  products  from  this  mine  have  been  of  enormous 
wealth.  About  fifteen  hundred  miners  are  employed  in  this  dis- 
trict. 

Tintic  mines  produce  a  great  variety  of  ore;  everything,  in 
fact,  that  is  needed  by  a  modern  smelter  is  nea'r  at  hand.  The 
lime  rock  which  is  now  being  used  at  the  local  plant  is  taken 
from  Mr.  Knight's  own  ground,  the  quarry  being  less  than  a 
mile  from  the  smelter,  and  is  delivered  for  less  than  50  cents  per 
ton,  while  the  iron  ores  are  landed  at  the  smelter  for  about  one- 
half  that  amourt.  Coal  is  perhaps  the  only  material  that  the 
Tintic  smelter  is  not  getting  at  less  expense  than  the  other 
smelters  of  the  state,  and  by  using  electric  power  wherever  pos- 
sible, the  coal  question  is  not  giving  the  company  any  serious 
ground  for  apprehension.  The  Tintic  smelter  has  pased  the  ex- 
perimental stage  and  is  now  one  of  the  important  factors1  in  the 
smelting  industry  of  Utah. 

The  eastern  section  of  the  Tintic  district  has  been  in  the  lime 
light  ever  since  the  discovery  of  the  Colorado  and  Beck  Tunnel 
mines,  and  the  more  recent  discoveries1  in  the  Sioux  Consolidated 
and  Iron  Blossom  properties  was  the  means  of  greatly  stimulat- 
ing interest  in  that  portion  of  the  district  which  lies  to  the  east 
of  Godiva  mountain,  where  a  score  or  more  of  new  companies  are 
now  operating. 

The  Uncle  Sam  company  has  been  devoting  its  energy  more 
recently  towards  the  exploration  and  development  of  the  Hum- 
bug mine,  formerly  owned  by  Jesse  Knight  and  from  which  the 
latter  frequently  shipped  ore  running  as  high  as  $10,000  to  the 


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car,  and  the  ore  body  on  which  the  company  has  been  drawing 
its  late  shipments  is  believed  to  be  a  continuation  at  greater 
depth  of  the  great  chute  worked  by  Mr.  Knight.  A  block  of  ore 
is  now  opened  over  100  feet  deep,  150  feet  long,  while  the  thick- 
ness varies  from  a  few  feet  to  20  feet,  all  of  which  is  shipping 
ore  and  averages  about  $25  a  ton. 

The  management  of  the  Uncle  Sam  Consolidated  is  in  splen- 
did hands,  directing  its  affairs  being  men  who  have  had  many 
years  experience  in  the  mining  field  and  who  stand  high  in  bus- 
iness and  financial  circles.  The  president  is  John  Dern;  vice 
president  and  treasurer,  James  Chipman;  who,  with  Joseph  Nel- 
son, M.  P.  Braffet,  of  Salt  Lake  and  George  Havercamp  of  Provo 
are  directors.  Fred  Dern  of  the  brokerage  firm  of  Dern  & 
Thomas,  is  secretary. 

In  a  brief  article  of  this  kind  it  is  impossible  to  touch  upon  all 
of  the  mines  of  a  district  the  size  of  Tintic  and  some  will  necesar- 
ily  have  to  be  omitted,  not  because  they  have  not  made  a  good 
showing  during  the  year,  but  because  space  will  not  permit  going 
into  further  detail.  Whole  pages  could  be  written  regarding  the 
development  at  some  of  the  Tintic  mines,  but  a  great  deal  of  this 
matter  has  already  been  given  to  the  public  through  the  columns 
of  the  newspapers,  etc.  Among  the  other  well  known  mines  of 
the  district  which  have  been  forging  ahead  during  the  past 
year,  1908,  are  the  Yankee  Con.,  Utah  Con.,  Crown  Point,  Black 
Jack,  Dragon  Iron  Mine,  Scranton,  North  Clift,  Diamond  Queen 
and  a  score  or  more  of  others. 


Beaver  County. 

There  is  no  section  of  mineralized  Utah  that  has  made  so 
pronounced  a  degree  of  progress  during  1908  as  that  sometimes 
indefinite  region  called  Beaver  county.  By  Beaver  county  is 
usually  meant  that  phenomenally  rich  camp  which  takes  in  the 
Newhouse  and  Horn  Silver  properties  and  the  Star  and  North 
Star  districts. 

The  Newhouse  Mines  and  Smelters  corporation  has  spent  the 
greater  part  of  1908  in  perfecting  the  arrangements  to  bring  this 
great  copper  mine  into  proper  condition  for  development.  Early 
in  the  summer  a  bad  cave-in  occurred,  which  took  considerable 
time  to  remedy,  but  the  new  year  dawns  with  this  task  well 
rounded  out. 

The  Cactus. 

The  principal  producer  in  Beaver  county  at  this  time  is  the 
Cactus  mine.  The  Newhouse  Mines  &  Smelters  corporation  owns 
the  Cactus  and  12  other  patented  mining  claims  in  the  San  Fran- 
cisco mining  district  in  Beaver  county,  containing  in  all  201  acres 


190  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PEESENT. 

of  compact  territory.  In  addition  to  this  is  the  Midvale  placerr 
consisting  of  158  acres;  besides  agricultural  lands  and  the 
Wah  Wah  springs  and  water  system  comprising  7,882  acres. 

One  of  the  most  important  assets  is  the  Wah  Wah  springs, 
which  furnish  a  constant  water  supply  of  about  1,200  gallons  per 
minute,  collected  in  a  reservoir  and  conveyed  by  gravity  to  the 
mill  at  Newhouse.  This  is  the  only  water  supply  within  20- 
miles.  Upon  the  millsite  the  company  has  erected  a  modern 
ore  concentrating  mill  of  1000  tons  daily  capacity. 

The  mine  is  opened  by  a  main  shaft  of  600  feet  deep,  from 
which  are  extended  six  levels  approximately  100  feet  apart;  the 
sixth  level  connecting  with  the  surface  by  means  of  a  crosscut 
tunnel  6,016  feet  long,  through  which  all  ore  is  passed  to  the 
crusher  house.  Below  the  600-foot  level  is1  an  incline  shaft  fol- 
lowing dip  of  the  vein  sunk  to  a  depth  of  316  feet,  from  which 
are  opened  the  seventh,  eighth  and  ninth  levels.  The  develop- 
ment shows  ore  from  surface  to  a  depth  of  916  feet. 

The  principal  ore  body  extends  for  a  length  of  700  feet  at 
the  surface  and  varies  in  width  from  90  to  174  feet.  No.  2  ore 
body  has  been  opened  140  feet  and  shows  a  width  of  100  feet. 

In  the  annual  report  of  President  Samuel  Newhouse,  cover- 
ing the  operations  of  the  company  during  the  fiscal  year  ending- 
June  10,  he  stated: 

"  There  has  been  blocked  during  the  past  year  on  the  700 
and  800-foot  levels  a  greater  tonnage  of  ore  than  has1  been  ex- 
tracted from  the  levels  above  and  milled  during  last  fiscal  year, 
At  the  greatest  depth  so  far  reached  our  ore  maintains  the  aver- 
age grade  of  the  mine.  It  is  proposed  to  continue  development 
work  actively  in  the  near  future  upon  the  600,  700,  800  and  900- 
foot  levels. 

"Manager  Hanchett  says  2,343  feet  of  drifts  and  crosscuts 
and  682  feet  of  raises  were  run  during  the  year.  Some  18  per 
cent  smelting  ore  was  found  on  the  400-foot  level. 

"Work  proceeded  wi!h  full  force  until  October  11,  1907,  when 
because  of  inability  to  market  copper  it  was  reduced  to  10  per 
cent  of  normal.  December  1  the  force  was1  increased  to  50  per 
cent  of  normal,  and  has  since  been  increased  gradually  to  70  per 
cent. 

"A  total  of  176,766  tons  of  ore  was  mined,  of  which  all  but 
10,014  tons  was  milling  ore.  The  mill  produced  19,367  tons  of 
concentrates.  A  total  of  7,244,179  pounds  of  copper,  1,721  ounces 
of  gold  and  48,595  ounces  of  silver  were  secured.  Copper  pro- 
duction cost  7.05  cents  per  pound.  Total  cost,  including  freight, 
smelting  and  refining,  was'  10.50  cents  per  pound." 

Of  other  mining  properties  in  Beaver  may  be  mentioned  the 
Newhouse,  Horn  Silver,  King  David,  Indian  Queen  and  other  val- 


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uable  claims  which  all  in  all  receive  active  operations  and  pro- 
gress of  developments,  which  the  lack  of  space  will  not  permit  a 
further  account  of.  Sufficient  to  say  Beaver  county  is  by  no 
means  behind  in  giving  its  quota  to  Utah's  mineral  wealth,  while 
its  outside  croppings,  figuratively  speaking,  have  only  been 
touched  to  the  present  time. 


West  Mountain  District. 

The  camp  of  Bingham,  situated  in  Salt  Lake  county,  and 
within  about  twenty-seven  miles  of  Salt  Lake  City,  is  in  many 
respects  the  most  remarkable  mining  district  in  the  state,  if  not 
indeed  in  the  entire  western  mining  region.  Here  is  to  be  found  a 
great  number  of  valuable  mines,  which  are  owned  by  wealthy 
mining  companies,  the  principal  ones'  being:  The  Highland  Boy, 
Bingham,-New  Haven,  Yampa,  Tiewaukee,  Gold,  Maxwell,  Utab> 
Apex,  Butler,  Liberal,  Kempton,  Ashland,  and  many  other  val- 
uable properties.  This  camp  produces  gold,  silver,  lead  and  cop- 
per. The  present  yield  of  smelting  ores  of  the  district  is  about  20,- 
€00  tons  per  day.  It  has  paid  more  than  $100,000,000  in  dividends. 

Over  2,000  persons  are  employed  in  the  mines  of  this  camp. 

It  is  difficult  for  a  person  looking  from  a  distance  to  thor- 
oughly comprehend  the  magnitude  of  the  work  being  done  in 
TBingham.  One  must  visit  the  camp  first  and  even  then,  if  not 
posted  on  mining  ways  and  methods,  cannot  grasp  the  real  mean- 
ing of  it  all.  They  may  see  huge  steam  shovels  busily  engaged  in 
tearing  down  a  mountain ;  they  may  see  the  loaded  tramway 
cars  bringing  ore  down  from  the  workings  above  and  many  trains 
going  hither  and  thither  along  the  terraced  railroad  tracks  on 
the  mountain  side,  yet  they  do  not  grasp  the  real  significance  of 
this  vast  enterprise  as  it  affects  the  general  welfare  of  the  com- 
monwealth. It  required  the  investment  of  millions  and  millions 
of  dollars  before  a  dollar  could  be  returned ;  but  now  the  reward 
is-  being  reaped  and  Bingham  now  securely  occupies  a  place 
among  the  great  mining  camps  of  the  world.  The  lessons  learned 
in  Bingham  regarding  the  profitable  handling  of  large  bodies  of 
low  grade  copper  ores  have  been  applied  to  advantage  in  other 
camps  and  the  best  example  of  this  is  found  at  Ely,  where  the 
Nevada  Consolidated  and  Cumberland  Ely  mines  are  shining  ex- 
amples. 

While  it  is  difficult  to  state  accurately  just  what  the  pro- 
duction of  the  camp  has  been  this  year  (1908)  in  dollars  and 
cents,  it  is  reasonable  to  presume  that  it  has  been  somewhere 
between  the  $10.000,000  and  $20,000,000  mark.  Next  year  it  will 
doubtless  amount  to  very  much  more,  for  it  is  a  matter  of  only  a 
few  months  more  until  the  Ohio  Copper  company  will  be  supply- 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


193 


ing  its  new  mill  at  Lark  with  4,500  tons  a  day  out  of  which  engi- 
neers of  this  corporation  figure  will  be  obtained  more  than  38,- 
000,000  pounds  of  copper  annually  and  net  earnings  of  $2,000,000 
on  a  14-cent  copper  market.  The  Utah  Apex  Mining  company  is 
another  large  Bingham  enterprise  which  is  being  rapidly  whip- 
ped into  shape  for  a  long  and  prosperous  career,  and  among 
the  improvements'  planned  for  the  coming  year  will  be  a  concen- 
trating mill  of  capacity  sufficient  to  reach  at  least  500  tons  a  day. 
This  company  recently  secured  an  option  on  the  properties  of  the 
Phoenix  Mining  company,  which,  if  taken  up,  will  place  the 
Utah  Apex  in  possession  of  some  valuable  water  rights,  besides 
adding  greatly  to  its  tonnage  of  available  ore  reserves. 


The  Ohio  Copper  Co. 

Statement  from  one  of  Bingham 's  leading  producers: 

The  Ohio  Copper  company  has  over  seven  million  tons  of  ore 
blocked  out,  ready  for  mining.     Within   four  months   another 


VIEW  OF  BRINT  MOUNTAIN 
Home  of  the  Cliff  Dwellers  in  Southeastern  Utah. 


194  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

block  of  ore  fully  as  large  will  be  "in  sight,"  as  the  development 
in  the  Mascotte  tunnel  has  proven  the  ore  body  at  that  dep'.h, 
520  feet  below  the  500  foot  level  of  the  mine.  The  Ohio  concen- 
trator at  Lark,  which  is  connected  to  the  mine  by  an  electric  line 
and  the  Mascotte  tunnel  will  be  completed  this  year.  It  has  a 
capacity  of  2,500  tons'  daily.  It  is  the  intention  to  double  this 
plant  as  soon  as  possible,  bringing  the  plant  up  to  a  daily  capac- 
ity of  5,000  tons.  The  mine  and  mill  when  running  at  full  ca- 
pacity will  employ  about  700  men. 


Marysvale  Gold  Mountain  Mining  District. 

This  district  is  situated  in  Sevier  county,  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  State.  In  this  district  are  located  many  valuable  mining 
claims,  which  of  recent  dates  have  come  into  prominence,  and  in 
future  developments  of  this  mining  camp  the  outlook  is  very 
promising  for  mineral  wealth.  It  is  an  inviting  field  for  capital, 
and  induces  the  conviction  that  with  thorough  prospecting  and 
development,  there  will  be  uncovered  along  the  mineral  zone 
several  mines  of  magnitude  and  productiveness  of  equal  or  more 
richness  than  those  mines  which  to  date  have  been  discovered. 

The  Marysvale  and  Gold  Mountain  sections  of  Utah  are 
so  closely  connected  geographically,  and  by  the  fact  that  both  are 
on  the  same  mineral  zone,  that  to  treat  of  one  is  to  treat  of 
both.  It  would  be  hard  to  find  a  more  generously  mineralized 
country  anywhere  than  this  zone,  a  zone  twenty  by  ten  miles'  in 
extent.  That  the  section  was  appreciated  at  one  time  is  evidenced 
by  the  former  days  of  activity  when  it  shipped  fortunes  from  the 
surface. 

But  unwise  management  entered  into  the  situation.  Owners 
who  had  found  ores  at  a  depth  of  150  to  200  feet  began  to  be- 
lieve that  the  best  method  of  mining  was  not  to  follow  the  ore 
to  depth,  but  to  drive  blind  tunnels  in  the  hopes  of  cutting  the 
resources.  Several  expensive  tunnels  were  started,  and  all  were 
useless.  The  camp  went  into  a  decline,  and  every  effort  ceased. 

At  Marysvale  the  old  Deer  Trail  company  has  resumed  work 
again,  a  piece  of  work  of  great  importance.  This  is  one  of 
Ihe  great  low  grade  gold  propositions  of  the  State,  and  can  be 
made  into  one  of  the  best  paying.  The  property  contains  over 
150,000  tons  of  ore  now  blocked  out,  with  the  chances  favorable 
for  'his  tonnage  to  be  greatly  augmented  by  the  work  now  un- 
der way.  The  rock  will  range  from  $8  to  $9  per  ton  gold. 

•  The  Gold  Development  company  is  another  active  proposition 
now  that  gives1  much  promise  of  success.  This  company  is  driv- 
ing a  long  tunnel  to  tap  the  main  vein  at  a  vertical  dep^h  of  1,000 
feet.  This  is  the  vein  from  which  has1  been  taken,  and  adjoining 


SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PKESENT.  195 

territory,  a  great  deal  of  rich  ores,  and  the  depth  that  will  be 
gained  on  the  same  by  the  Gold  Development  company  should 
demonstrate  beyond  any  doubt  the  future  of  this  property  and 
the  entire  district.  The  Bully  Boy  has  started  work  again,  and 
it  is  reported  that  very  fine  gold  ore  is  being  found. 

Over  at  Gold  Mountain  the  Annie  Laurie  and  Sevier  Consol- 
idated companies'  both  own  undoubted  meritorious  propositions, 
but  it  will  take  intelligent  management  and  plenty  of  capital  to 
place  them  on  the  right  sort  of  a  paying  basis.  That  this  can  and 
will  be  done  is  not  doubted  for  a  minute  in  Salt  Lake  where  the 
merits  of  each  are  very  well  known.  The  year  1909  gives  prom- 
ise of  much  being  done  with  these  great  milling  properties,  for 
both  have  been  in  the  eye  of  capital  long  enough  to  be  very 
well  thought  of  in  spite  of  past  unfavorable  conditions. 

There  naturally  are  a  great  many  other  groups  of  claims1  on 
this  mineral  zone  that  are  deserving  of  close  attention,  and  doubt- 
less, now  that  gold  mining  has  received  such  an  impetus  follow- 
ing the  recent  panic,  will  be  receiving  close  attention  in  1909  from 
men  of  wealth.  The  districts  mentioned  are  worthy  of  all  that 
capital  can  do,  and  absolutely  unworthy  of  the  present  neglect 
to  which  they  are  being  subjected. 


Deep  Creek  District. 

What  is  commonly  known  as  the  Deep  Creek  territory  is 
really  a  vast  area,  which  includes  several  mining  districts 
all  of  which  have  been  explored  for  many  years  to  an  extent  suf- 
ficient to  prove  beyond  question  the  great  variety  of  mineral 
which  is  yet  to  be  uncovered.  The  only  drawback  from  a  real 
mining  boom  in  this  district  is  the  lack  of  facilities  for  trans- 
portation of  ores.  The  owners  of  property  there  have  been  com- 
pelled to  wait  and  hope  for  some  cheaper  method  of  transmitting. 
A  great  deal  of  work  has  been  done  in  the  camps  of  this  dis- 
trict which  has  demonstrated  an  abundance  of  mineral  wealth. 
The  ores  mined  in  this  district  have  had  an  average  of  fifty  per 
cent,  lead  and  one  hundred  and  forty-five  ounces  in  silver  to 
the  ton. 

The  present  outlook  for  this  district  promises  a  most  lively 
activity  which  the  region  will  experience  before  many  days, 
when  many  eyes  will  be  turned  to  investigate  what  has  hap- 
pened to  this  isolated  camp. 

Deep  Creek  now  has  its  railroad.  But  much  yet  remains  to 
be  done. 

The  Western  Pacific  railroad  line  now  comes  within  fifty 
miles  of  the  center  of  the  mineral  zone  known  as  Deep  Creek,  and 
there  is  every  reason  to  expect  that  before  1909  has  passed  into 


196  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST  AND   PRESENT. 

history  a  branch  line  will  span  this  fifty  miles,  thus  bringing  the 
blocked-out  resources  to  the  door  of  commerce. 

Yet  conditions  now  are  greatly  improved.  Heretofore  Deep 
Creek  shippers  of  ore  have  had  to  haul  by  wagon  fully  200  miles, 
through  deep  sand  and  over  mountain  roads,  before  getting  their 
ores  to  the  railroad  tracks  or  their  supplies  from  the  tracks  t^> 
the  mines.  Now  only  fifty  miles  separate  them  from  the  world 
and  one  more  bite  at  railroad  building  will  bring  this1  distance 
down. 

Copper,  gold,  silver,  lead,  bismuth  and  nearly  every  other 
desirable  metal  exist  in  Deep  Creek  properties.  Capital  natur- 
ally has  been  slow  to  enter  even  so  rich  a  section  on  account  of 
the  trouble  in  getting  in  to  it.  In  spite  of  these  difficulties, 
strong  capital  has  dribbled  into  Deep  Creek,  but  there  are  a  few 
faithful  S'ouls  who  have  remained  by  their  interests  at  the  cost  of 
the  comforts  of  life,  and  who  have  grown  gray  in  this  service. 

There  are  no  richer  ores  anywhere  than  in  Deep  Creek  and 
there  is  no  point  in  the  country  worthy  of  more  attention.  For- 
tunes are  in  the  mines  there,  but  it  will  take  capital  to  get  them 
out.  And  it  would  seem  that  right  now  is  the  best  time  to  gather 
in  some  Deep  Creek  mineral  ground  before  the  man  of  money 
can  get  into  the  heart  of  the  camp  in  his  Pullman  car. 

The  Western  Pacific  has1  already  made  its  influence  felt  on 
the  Silver  Island  district,  which  is  between  Deep  Creek  and  Salt 
Lake,  and  two  or  three  companies  are  now  preparing  shipments 
of  ore  for  the  market.  The  Silver  Island  ores  are  rich  and  grow 
better  as  depth  is  gained  on  them. 


Mineral  Deposits  Found  in  Utah. 

The  record  of  Utah's  mineral  deposits  as  to  the  various 
grades  and  nature,  which  have  been  discovered  up  to  the  present 
time,  reaches  over  two  hundred  different  classes  of  minerals. 
These,  of  course,  vary  in  value  and  importance  for  mining;  such 
of  them  as  are  present  in  the  ores  of  the  active  mines  are  steadily 
produced,  others  are  mined  only  as  demand  may  justify. 

Those  minerals  wh'ich  in  particular  are  of  interest  by  their 
value  and  demand  may  be  mentioned  as  follows: 


SALT   LAKE  CITY   PAST   AND   PKESENT.  197 

Lignite,  in  varieties. 
Alabaster.  Lemonite,  or  iron  ore. 

Alum,  in  varieties.  Magnisite. 

Amphibol,  in  varieties.  Macasite,  or  white  pyrites. 

Anglesite,  or  lead  sulphate.         .  Miargyrite,  or  white  ruby  silver. 
Antimony  Mica,  in  varieties. 

Argentiferous  Galena.  JJineraL  Wax. 

,  . ,       .    .,        Moss  Agate. 
Argentite,  or  sulphide  of  wfrer.-^^^  Qr  wMte  mica 

Arsenic.  Nitre,  or  saltpeter. 

Atacamite,  or  chloride  of  copper.  Nit ro-Calsite. 

Azurite,  or  copper  carbonate.  Nitro-Glauberite. 

Basalt.  Ochres,  in  varieties. 

Bismuth.  Onyx. 

Bitumen.  Opal,  in  varieties. 

Blue  Vitriol.  Opalized  Wood. 

Bog  Iron  Ore.  Pickeringite,  or  magnesia  alum. 

Bole,  in  varieties.  Prase,  or  green  quartz. 

Bornite,  or  purple  copper.  Pyrites,  in  varieties. 

Bosjemanite,  or  manganese  alum.  Pyrolusite,  or  maganese  ore. 

Calamine,  or  tine  silicate.  Pyromorphite,  or  lead  phosphate _ 

Calsite,  in  varieties.  Pyrozene,  in  varieties. 

Cerargyrite,  or  silver  chloride.  Rose  Quartz. 

Cerusite,  or  lead  carbonate.  Smithsonite,  or  tine  carbonate. 

Cnalcanfhite,  or  copper  sulphate.  Smoky  Quartz. 

Chrysocolla,  or  copper  silicate.  Soapstone,  in  varieties. 

Cinnabar.                                    '  ;  !  'Selenite,  or  transparent  gypsum. 

Coal   (igitic  and  bituminous).  Silicious  Sinter. 

Copper  (native).  Silver  (native). 

Cuprite,  or  red  copper  ore.  Soda,  carbonate. 

Embolite   or  chlor-bromid  silver. Specular  Iron. 

Feldspar,'  in  varieties.  Stephanite,  or  black  brittle  sil- 

Freislebinite,  or  gray  silver  ore.  ver  ore. 

Galinite.  Sulphide  of  Silver. 

Garnet,  in  varieties.  Sulphur,  in  varieties, 

Gilsonite  (Uintaite).  Tealites,  in  varieties. 

Gold  (native).  Tetrahedrite,  or  gray  copper  ore. 

Gray  copper  ore.  Tmsite,  or  tine  oxide. 

Horn  Silver,  or  cyrangyrite.  Topaz,  white,  yellow  or  blue. 

ITydrocuprite,   or  copper  ore.  Tufa,  in  varieties. 

Iron  Ochres.  Velvet  Copper. 

Iron  Pyrites.  Vitrious  Copper  Ore. 

Iron  Vitriol.  Volcanic  Glass. 

Jasper,  in  varieties.  Volcanic  Scoria, 

jet  Wad.  maganese  ore. 

Kaolinte   or  porcelain  clay.  Wulfenite,  or  molybdate  of  lead. 


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SALT    LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


A  Credit  to  Utah's  Treasury  House. 

A  thirty  years'  record  of  Utah's     production     of     precious 
metals1  from  January,  1877,  to  December  31,  3907: 


YEARS 

Gold. 
Dollars. 

Silver. 
Dollars. 

Lead. 
Dollars. 

Copper. 
Dollars. 

Aggregate. 
Dollars. 

1877... 

358,107.75 
276,874.65 
525,108.44 
165,773.40 
144,317.94 
186,836.13 
144,503.97 
114,305.10 
184,024.01 
218,626.59 
235,369.29 
287,923.62 
516.233.25 
699,700.17 
747,427,20 
789,221.94 
1,117,668.24 
1,166,346.09 
1,352,190.06 
1,940,830.72 
1,663,252.89 
2,168,283.00 
3,581,408.22 
4,263,424.87 
3,945,303.57 
4,007,189.55 
4,904,660.28 
5.688,714.72 
5,149,787.65 
5,218,386.00 
5,130,459.00 

5,231,643.60 
4,752,159.63 
4,105,471,70 
4,029,501,30 
5,503.762.95 
6,114,874.50 
4.984,939.30 
6,123,047.04 
6,211,596.56 
5,860,837.35 
5,976,884.89 
5,787.527.51 
6,656,249.99 
8,492,209.44 
8,759,206.60 
7,792,388.65 
5,233,965.20 
4,193,674.80 
5,366,032.11 
5,843,868.00 
4,522,058.65 
4,403,854.23 
4,612,351.05 
6,248,610.07 
6,801,816.18 
7,915,388.83 
10,480,681.23 
7,494,715.34 
6,648,200.42 
7,738,925.00 
8,633,367.00 

1,648,082.40 
798,741.24 
695,653.00 
786,065.07 
1,101,050.14 
1,771,786.00 
1,747,326.45 
1,149,852.70 
1,222,172.46 
1,414.898.98 
1,308,538.78 
1,203,313.24 
4,468,246.66 
2,098,766.51 
2,657,495.85 
2,505,720.44 
1,542,135.47 
895,124  36 
1,486,427.23 
1,358,456.11 
1,818,607.89 
2,348,998.60 
2,701,869.00 
3,122,863.25 
3,210,967.50 
5,314,098.48 
4,708,929.53 
5,169,291.62 

7,237,833.75 
5,851,606.60 
5,126,305.14 
',981,340.67 
6,749,131.03 
8,149,231.63 
6,876,769.72 
7,393,542.01 
7,617,794.03 
7,638,815.92 
7,645,358.96 
7,566,545.97 
8,846,808.10 
11,357,212.76 
12.265,112.94 
11,  178,461.  «3 
7,962,829.63 
6,308,453.25 
8,356,182.39 
9,410,293.93 
8,317,596.71 
9,347,826.87 
12,141,628.27 
16,149,485.65 
17,708,334.57 
20,391,147.25 
24,553,423.81 
24,731,863.78 

1878  

24,101.08 

1879  

1880  

1881  

1882 

75,735.00 

1883  

1884  

6.337.20 

'  '144,453.66 
124,566.00 
288,681.60 
206,079.20 
76,536.64 
100,983.30 
91,130.80 
69,060.35 
53,308.00 
151,532.99 
267,139.50 
323,677.28 
426,691.04 
1,246,000.00 
2,514,597.46 
3,750,247.32 
3,154,520.39 
4,459,152.77 
6.379.142.10 

1885 

1886  

1887  

1888        

1889  

1890  
1891        

1892     

1893  

1894        

1895  

1896  

1897 

1898      

1899  

1900  
1901  
1902  
1903           

1904  

1905        

4,897,532.77)      9,329,600.58 
5,626,000.00     12,744,988.00 
7,544,866.00     16,571,155.00 

26,025,121.42 
31,328,299.00 
•37,879,847.00 

1906 

1907  

Total  Gold... 
Total  Silver.. 
Total  Lead  - 
Total  Copper 
TOTAL . . 


.  56,691,420.91 
192,519,759.12 
.  75,323,608.86 
.  62,569.416.60 
.387,104,205.29- 


A  Statement  of  Facts. 

The  above  mining  districts  reierred  to  are  but  a  part  of  num- 
erous others  within  the  State  that  would  furnish  a  record  of 
great  interest  did  space  permit  to  give  an  account  of  them  all, 
but  in  conclusion  it  must  be  stated  that  Utah's  mining  industry 
is  yet  in  its  infancy  as  to  developments1  that  are  coming  along. 
What  is  most  needful  in  forwarding  its  interests1  in  this  respect  is 
capital  and  facilities  in  handling  its  products.  Many  mining  dis- 
tricts and  valuable  claims  are  lying  dormant  for  this  reason, 
but  the  outlook  is  promising  for  activity  in  all  directions1.  What 
has  been  achieved  in  the  past  by  Utah's  mining  industry  evi- 
dences the  fact  that  from  this  source  alone,  of  her  natural  re- 
sources, a  still  greater  and  more  promising  future  is  assured, 
that  will  yet  be  recorded  as  the  most  astonishing  proof  of  her 
unlimited  resources  for  wealth,  progress  and  general  prosperity. 


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Utah's  Dividend  Record  for  1907. 

Beck  Tunnel,  Tintic    $  340,000 

Bingham-New  Haven,  Bingham .  .  .  22,869 

Bullion  Beck,  Tintic    30,000 

Century,    Tintic    6,000 

Colorado,  Tintic 320,000 

Columbus  Consolidated,  Alta 212,623 

Daly-Judge,  Park  City 225,000 

Daly  West,  Park  City  378,000 

Eureka  Hill,  Tintic  (estimated)    100,000 

Gemini,    Tintic    100,000 

Grand  Central,  Tintic   147,500 

Horn  Silver,  Frisco    60,000 

eLower  Mammoth,  Tintic   57,000 

Mammoth,  Tintic    80,000 

May  Day,  Tintic  64,000 

Newhouse,  Newhouse  300,000 

Silver  King,  Park  City  375,000 

Swansea,  Tintic 5,000 

Uncle  Sam  Consolidated,  Tintic 70,000 

Utah  Mine,  Fish  Springs 36,000 

Utah  Consolidated,  Bingham 2,100,000 

Victoria,  Tintic   30,000 

Yankee  Consolidated,  Tintic   1 5,000 

United  States  S.  R.  &  M.  Co.,  Bingham  2,564,436 


Total  $7,638,423 

Gain  of  1907  over  1906,  $2,487,938. 


Utah's  Coal  Industry. 

There  is1  coal  enough  in  Utah  to  supply  the  world  for  cen- 
turies. With  better  railroad  facilities  into  the  coal  regions  of  the 
state  the  output  will  be  enormously  increased.  Carbon  county  is 
now  the  largest  producer,  with  Summit  the  second,  but  there  are 
many  small  mines  the  product  of  which  is  for  consumption  in  the 
localities  where  the  mines  are  situated.  This  year  the  output 
in  the  state  will  reach  about  250,000,000  tons.  Of  this  about 
300,000  tons  were  produced  by  independent  mines. 

Like  the  other  coal-producing  states  of  the  Rocky  Mountain 
region,  the  coal  areas  of  Utah  are  widely  distributed.  The  largest 
field  and  the  most  important  in  respect  to  thickness  and  develop- 
ment of  the  coals,  so  far  as1  known,  is  that  of  the  Rock  Cliffs, 
known  formerly  as  the  Wasatch  field.  This  field  is  situated  in 
the  Book  Cliffs,  extending  from  the  Colorado  line  westward  to 
Castle  Gate,  near  the  center  of  the  state,  and  thence  southwest- 


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SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 


ward  in  the  eastern  escarpment  of  the  Wasatch  plateau,  to  eastern 
Sevier  county.  Its  length  in  the  state  is  about  160  miles. 

Next  in  importance  as  regards  known  occurrence  and  devel- 
opment of  coal  is  the  Coalville  or  Weber  River  field,  situated  in 
Summit  county,  off  the  eastern  flank  of  the  Wasatch  mountains. 
This  field  has  an  area  of  a  few  square  miles'  of  available  coal. 
The  protracted  faulting  and  tilting  of  the  strata  including  the 
coal  beds  are  obstacles  to  the  extensive  development  of  the  Coai- 
ville  coals. 

Other  known  coal  areas  are  on  Henrys  Fork  and  Ashley 
creek,  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the  state;  on  Colob  plateau,  in 
the  southwestern  part,  and  in  the  Henry  mountains  district. 
Workable  coal  beds  are  reported  to  occur  at  a  number  of  places 
in  the  northern  part  of  what  was  formerly  the  Uintah  reservation 
and  in  Uintah  county,  but  little  is  known  of  the  extent  and  quali- 
ty of  the  coals  in  these  areas.  According  to  reports  coming  from 
the  Colob  and  Uintah  fields,  it  is  possible  that  their  combined 
areas  may  equal  that  of  the  Book  Cliffs  field. 

All  of  the  really  large  mining  properties  are  in  the  western 
part  of  the  Book  Cliffs  field,  at  Sunnyside,  Caslle  Gate,  Winter- 
quarters  and  Clear  Creek,  in  Carbon  county,  which  produces  95 
per  cent  of  the  coal  mined  in  the  state. 

Utah  has  over  150  operated  coal  mines,  distributed  mostly 
in  Carbon,  Emery,  Sanpete,  Summit,  and  Uintah  counties.  Her 
extensive  coal  fields  are  by  no  means  fully  known,  nor  are  the 
developments  reached  the  standard  looked  for.  Sufficient  to  say 
the  quality  and  quantity  of  Utah's  coal  mines  will  in  the  course 
of  years  surpass  every  thing  so  far  known  of  this  exsistent 
wealth. 


UTAH'S  GREAT  FACTOR  FOR  PUSHING 


Wilcox  Summer  Resort,  Willow  Creek,  Ogden  Canyon 


Wilcox  Boating  Resort,  Ogden  Canyon 

SOME  OF  THE  SCENIC  SUMMER  RESORTS  IN  PICTURESQUE  OGDEN 
CANYON.     VICINITY  OF  OGDEN.  UTAH. 


202  SALT   LAKE   CITY   PAST   AND   PRESENT. 

A  Word  in  Conclusion. 

In  closing  these  chapters  on  Utah  and  her  people,  the  au- 
thor takes  pleasure  in  calling  attention  to  the  prefatory  para- 
graph of  the  State  Statistical  report  for  1908,  wherein  Mr. 
Hugh  A.  McMillin,  the  State  Statistican,  gives  the  following 
expression  in  summarizing  his  extensive  report  on  Utah's  wealth 
and  resources: 

"Our  State  stands  to-day  unmatched  in  rapid  development, 
her  golden  promise  is  pre-eminent  and  the  inducements  she  is 
able  to  offer  to  men  with  nerve,  brains,  energy  and  capital  are 
unparalleled.  Her  mountains  are  stored  with  untold  treasures,  her 
plains  extensive  enough  to  be  made  a  nation's  granary;  and 
mountain  and  plain  vieing  with  each  other  in  their  adaptability 
to  yield  their  wealth  to  labor;  a  climate  matchless  in  its  salu- 
brity; the  opportunity  for  successful  enterprise  is  indeed  bewild- 
ering. 

This  heritage  of  wealth,  made  possible  by  the  sacrifice  of  the 
pioneers,  was,  fortunately  for  succeeding  generations,  built  upon 
foundations'  both  broad  and  deep  and  the  superstructure  now 
being  raised  thereon  is  massive  and  substantial  and  future  years 
will  witness  the  adornment  of  the  noble  work  made  lasting  by 
the  efforts  of  a  prosperous  and  contented  people,  enjoying  the 
fruits  of  their  toil  amid  the  countless  blessings  of  this  great  Com- 
monwealth, 

Our  per  capita  of  wealth  production  is  rapidly  increasing, 
placing  our  State  in  that  regard  in  the  first  rank  in  the  Union. 

Land  is  rapidly  increasing  in  value,  vast  irrigating  projects 
are  under  way;  railroad  extension  is  in  evidence  throughout  the 
State;  new  coal  fields  are  being  developed;  our  oil  fields  rival 
those  of  California ;  our  vast  beds  of  copper  promise  to  supplant 
the  supremacy  of  Michigan  or  Montana;  no  longer  has  this  or 
neighboring  states  need  to  send  to  Venezuela  for  material  for 
road  building,  for  here  in  Utah  is  a  world's  supply  of  asphaltum, 
new  silver  and  lead  deposits  are  being  discovered  and  the  beds 
of  marble  and  building  stone  now  in  course  of  development  bid 
fair  to  rival  in  quantity  and  quality  those  of  Vermont  or  In- 
diana." 


Long  had  Utah  been  waiting  her  admittance  to  the  Union  of 
our  States,  to  add  her  quota  to  the  magnitude  of  the  Nation; 
but  loyally  and  faithfully  she  bided  her  time.  When  it  come  to 
pass,  she  soon  evinced  recognition  and  admiration  of  her  domes- 
tic, social  and  National  affairs.  Thus  has  Utah,  by  enduring  toils 


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203 


and  virtuous  patience,  enlarged  our  national  affairs  and  added  a 
lustrous  star  to  our  country's  flag,  which  shall  ever  wave  over 
her  coming  generations. 


Table  of  Contents. 


Page. 

Agriculture    176 

A  Credit  to  Utah's  Treasury  House   198 

Art,  Music  and  Intellectual  Culture 71 

A  Statement  of  Facts    198 

A  Word  in  Conclusion   202 

Banking  Institutions ". 106 

Beaver  County  District   189 

Bransford,  John  S.,  Taking  office  of  Mayor , 31 

Chapter  on  Utah's  General  Resources,  etc.  (Title)    171 

Churches   47-57 

City  am!  County  Building   23 

City  Council,  The 27 

Clubs,  Societies,  etc 79 

Deep  Creek  District   195 

Era  of  Growth  and  Progress 21-45 

Erection  of  Present  Business  Structuivs  97 

Federal  Building  and  Post  Office   108 

First  Rule  of  Government   17 

Fort  Douglas    120 

Founding  and  Development  of  Salt  Lake  City  7 

Government  Reservoirs    178 

Hospitals  of  Salt  Lake 117 

Industry  and  Commer^  . , 87 

Investments  and  Buildings   93 

Marysvale  Gold  Mountain  Mining  District   194 

Mineral  Deposits  Found  in  Utah   196 

Mines  and  Mining    183 

New  Passenger  Stations    101 

Park  City  and  Adjacent  Mines   183 

Past  and  Present  Street  Car  System 103 

Pioneers'  New  Home,  The 9 

Police  Department    33 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS  205 

Page. 

Present  Fire  Department 41 

Progress  of  the  Colony   11 

Railroads  and  Traffic   99 

Review  of  Utah's  Resources,  etc 174 

Salt  Lake  City  Public  Library   75 

Salt  Lake's  Financial  Situation 110 

Scenic  Attractions 122 

Schools  and  Education   57-70 

Stansbury's  Description  of  Salt  Lake  City 15 

Some  of  Our  Philanthropists  and  Standard  Bearers  for 

Greater  Salt  Lake  129 

Summary  of  Facts  Regarding  Salt  Lake  City  114 

Summer  Resorts    123 

The  Mercur  District 184 

The  Press    118 

The  Salt  Lake  Theatre ; 81 

Tintic  District 187 

Tribute  to  Salt  Lake  Veteran  Volunteer  Fire  Department ....   38 

Utah's  Beet  Sugar  Industry  180 

Utah's  Coal  Industry  199 

Utah's  Dividend  Record  for  1907    199 

Utah,  The  Inland  Empire 173 

Water  Department 45 

West  Mountain  District  191 

Young  Men 's  Christian  Association   70 

Portraits  and  Biographical  Sketches. 

A.  C.  Nelson  (State  Supt.  of  Instruction)   168 

A  Piute  Indian  182 

Arthur  L.  Thomas  138 

Brigham  Young 172 

Brigham  Young  and  Brothers   8 

David  Keith    151 

Ezra  Thompson 133 

Gen.  P.  E.  Connor 121 

George  Ottinger 39 

G.  W.  Bartch   161 

Heber  M.  Wells  .  ..136 


206  TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

Page. 

Irving  A.  Benton 158 

J.  G.  McDonald .164 

Jim  Bridger    179 

John  S.  Bransf ord,  Mayor   30 

Mayors  of  Salt  Lake  City 16-17 

Members  of  Salt  Lake  City  Council  1906-7  26-27 

M.  H.  Walker -.1 143 

Miss  Emma  Warburton-Powell 38 

Pioneer  Actors 82 

Pioneer  School  Teachers   60 

Representative  Bankers   107 

Representative  Heads  of  Industrial  and  Commercial  Organ- 
izations   115 

Representative  Heads  of  Art,  etc 72 

Representative  Heads  of  Public  Schools   66 

Representative  Ministers   56 

Samuel  M.  Barlow  (Chief  of  Police)    44 

Samuel  Newhouse   146 

The  First  Presidency,  Church  of  Latter-day  Saints 48 

Utah  (Representation)    203 

William  H.  Glore  (Chief  of  Fire  Department)   44 

Wm.  Spry,  Governor 130 

W.  H.  Bancroft   156 

W.  J.  Halloran  154 

W.  S.  McCornick .140 

Illustrations. 

Academies  and  College  Buildings  68 

An  Old  Fire  Scene   43 

Apartment  House  (Sampson's)   92 

Arrival  of  First  Locomotive,  1870   20 

Brigham  Young's  Mill   79 

Club  Buildings   80 

Council  Chamber  24 

Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Depot  100 

Devereu  House  85 

Evolution  of  School  Buildings* 58 

Exhibit  of  First  Bullion  Produced  in  Utah,  1871   .  .  20 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS  207 

Page. 

First  Glimpse  of  the  Salt  Lake  Valley 6 

First  House  Built  in  Salt  Lake  City 8 

Fort  Douglas  in  General  Connor's  Days 120 

Gardo  House  and  Davereu  House 85 

Glimpse  of  Wandemere  (Summer  Resort)  123 

Hall  of  Volunteer  Fire  Department  Association  39 

Handsome  Residences 113 

Headquarters  Fire  Department   42 

Headquarters  Police  Department    32 

Holy  Cross  Hospital .  117 

Home  of  the  Cliff  Dwellers  1 93 

Homes  of  Salt  Lake  Pioneer  Press   119 

Hotels,  Wilson  and  Knutsf ord  116 

Interior  Section  of  City  Jail 33 

Lehi  Sugar  Factory   18.1 

Main  Street  in  1860 14 

Modern  Fire  Extinguishers  44 

New  Bishopric  Building 92 

New  Church  Edifices   54 

New  City  and  County  Building 22 

Newhouse  Buildings   94 

Ne;whouse  Mill  at  Cactus  18S 

New  Union  Depot 98 

Ohio  Copper  Mine,  Bingham,  Utah 192 

Old  Landmark  (Postoffice) 86 

Pioneer  Monument 2 

Places  of  Worship 170 

Post  Office  (Federal  Building)   109 

Public  Library   76 

Representative  Public  Schools  62 

Salt  Lake  City  in  1868 Ill 

Salt  Lake  Banking  Houses    105 

Salt  Lake  Theater 82 

Scene  in  Echo  Canyon 128 

Some  Magnificent  Homes    185 

South  Temple  or  Brigham  Street 112 

Sunset  on  Great  Salt  Lake 126 

The  Catholic  Cathedral   .  .   50 


208  TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

Page. 

The  Grand  Organ   49 

The  Historic  Council  House  12 

The  Historical  Eagle  Gate 104 

The  Historical  Water  Wheel 10 

The  Old  and  New  Big 102 

The  Old  Salt  Lake  County  Court  House  12 

The  Saltair  Pavilion 124 

Townsend  House 127 

Transports  to  City  Jail   34 

Unloading  Goods  from  Ox  Train.  1868 , 10 

Utah's  Great  Factor  for  Pushing 200 

View  of  Lagoon 125 

View  of  Our  Farmers '  Life  in  Temporary  Quarters 175 

View  of  Temple  Block 46 

Views  in  Ogden  Canyon 201 

Your  Humble  Servant  (A  Pen  Picture) 37 

Z.  C.  M.  I.  90 


